toss off

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toss off

verb tosses off · tossing off · tossed off

dated, transitive To drink up rapidly. Let me toss off this beer first.
Similar: throw back
transitive To assemble hastily. I tossed off a letter to the local council.
Similar: fire off
UK, ambitransitive, slang, vulgar To masturbate.
Similar: jerk off, abuse, bash one out, bate, beat it, beat off, crank one out, fap, frig, goon, jack off, jack it
transitive To deliver (a remark, suggestion, etc.) in an offhand manner. He tossed off a few platitudes and then ignored any further questions.

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@misc{toss_off_2026,
  title = {toss off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toss%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}