cup-tosser

noun

Someone who reads tea leaves; someone who practices tasseography.

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Meanings

nouncup-tosser (plural cup-tossers)

plural cup-tossers

  1. USdatedslangSomeone who reads tea leaves; someone who practices tasseography.

    Biddy Kelly was the best cup-tosser in the country. Only last week she had tossed her cup for " her ladyship," and saw in the cup a letter, a journey, and a surprise.

    1899, Ella MacMahon, The Speaker
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APA

cup-tosser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cup-tosser

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“cup-tosser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cup-tosser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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