tosspot

English

Alternative forms

• toss-pot

Etymology

From toss +‎ pot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɒspɒt/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

tosspot (plural tosspots)

1. (colloquial, now rare) A drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently.
   • 1593, Gabriel Harvey, Pierce's Supererogation; or, A New Praise of the Old Ass‎^[1], published 1815, pages 140–141:

     The Muses shame to remember some fresh quaffers of Helicon; and which of the Graces or Virtues blusheth not to name some lusty tosspots of rhetoric?

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2. (UK, offensive, slang) A fool, prat; an idiot.
   • 2000, Darren Tackle, The Guardian, 13 June:

     Well, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up the media and that.

Synonyms

• reel-pot, squeeze-grape; see also Thesaurus:drunkard