- toss-pot
- Noun. Mildly offensive name for an idiot or contemptible person. Often heard used affectionately.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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toss|pot — «TS POT, TOS », noun. a heavy drinker; toper; drunkard … Useful english dictionary
toss-pot — n 1. a drunkard or habitual heavy drinker. This term of disapproval or affectionate abuse has been a British colloquialism for hundreds of years. The pot in ques tion is a jar of ale, which is tossed down the throat. 2. a foolish, weak,… … Contemporary slang
toss-pot — n. Toper, drunkard, tippler, sot, dram drinker, soaker, devotee to Bacchus … New dictionary of synonyms
tosspot — toss•pot [[t]ˈtɔsˌpɒt, ˈtɒs [/t]] n. a tippler; drunkard • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
Drunkenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Drunkenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 drunkenness drunkenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 drinking drinking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inebriety inebriety inebriation Sgm … English dictionary for students
tosspot — /taws pot , tos /, n. a tippler; drunkard. [1560 70; TOSS + POT] * * * … Universalium
Tosspot — Toss pot , n. A toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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