Meanings
plural tossers
- 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 - CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangvulgarA person who masturbates.
Synonyms: wanker, masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler, fingerer, jerkoff
- CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryoffensiveslangAn objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
That bloke who ripped me off was a right tosser.
- computingA program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
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)1 more example
Does anyone have a mail tosser that will work with The Major BBS V6.2?
1995, sysop, “Mail Tosser”, in comp.bbs.majorbbs (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who masturbates.
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Origin
From toss + -er. In the British slang senses, toss refers specifically to the masturbate meaning.
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tosser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tosser
“tosser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tosser. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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