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tosser

British  
/ ˈtɒsə /

noun

  1. slang a stupid or despicable person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tosser

C20: probably from toss off (to masturbate)

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Hands are a lot more easier to toss around and feel that each green is dressed, rather than wooden serving spoons or some kind of salad tosser.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2022

The roadster’s ride is a bit of a head tosser at slow urban speeds, but that busyness fades as pace increases.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2015

Ballard Pizza Company holds a pizza-dough tossing contest to coronate the master tosser.

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2013

There’s the carefully plotted clowning of the grand goofball Rob Torres, whose mischief displays his skills as a hat tosser, cup juggler and world-class crybaby in search of audience succor.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2010

Church was a trusted Patriot, a tea tosser at the Boston Tea Party, a Son of Liberty, and an adviser to the Second Continental Congress.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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