tosspot

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tosspot

/ˈtɒspɒt/ UK

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From toss + pot.

noun tosspots · toss-pot

archaic, colloquial A drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently. The Muses shame to remember some fresh quaffers of Helicon; and which of the Graces or Virtues blusheth not to name some lusty tosspots of rhetoric?
Ireland, UK, offensive, slang A fool, prat; an idiot. Well, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up the media and that.

Similar: reel-pot, squeeze-grape

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Similar: reel-pot, squeeze-grape

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@misc{tosspot_2026,
  title = {tosspot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tosspot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}