as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
a bar filled with the same old tosspots night after night
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Noun
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Andres was born in Cuba to a deadbeat alcoholic who beat him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025 -
In Ibsen’s play, Eilert is a recovering alcoholic and accomplished writer whose life has turned around thanks to his new girlfriend, Thea (portrayed in the movie by Imogen Poots).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When Macy was growing up, her mother worked in a factory and her dad was known as the town drunk.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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His inability to make hard decisions or abstain from becoming a maudlin, clingy drunk had transformed me from his girlfriend and lover into his mother and disciplinarian.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Tosspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tosspot. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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