toss off
verb
tossed off; tossing off; tosses off
1
informal
: to produce (something) quickly and without much effort
He tossed off a few lines of poetry.
2
informal
: to drink (something) quickly
He tossed off a shot of whiskey.
3
British, informal + impolite
: to touch or rub one's own sexual organs for sexual pleasure : to masturbate
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“Toss off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20off. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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