tosser

noun — 4 senses

tosser

noun

Etymology From toss + -er. In the British slang senses, toss refers specifically to the masturbate meaning.

1

One who tosses or throws something.

  • He had difficulty in locating the plate and when he did so one of his outfielders had a merry chase following the leather from the bat of a company tosser.1919, The Weekly Underwriter, volume 100, page 931:
2

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Derogatory, Slang, Vulgar A person who masturbates.

3

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.

  • That bloke who ripped me off was a right tosser.
4

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.

  • Does anyone have a mail tosser that will work with The Major BBS V6.2?1995, sysop, “Mail Tosser”, in comp.bbs.majorbbs (Usenet):
  • FIDOGATE is a Fido-Internet gateway and a Fido tosser.2000, freshd, “FidoGate 4.4.1 - A Fido-Internet gateway and a Fido tosser.”, in fm.announce (Usenet):
Synonyms
wanker, masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler, fingerer, jerkoff, fuckwit, pole stroker, tosspot, bawbag, knobber, knobhead, jerk
Derived terms
coin-tosser, cup-tosser, leaftosser, torso tosser, tosserish, wine tosser
Related terms
tosspot, wanker

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