tosspot

noun

ˈtȯs-ˌpät How to pronounce tosspot (audio)
Definition of tosspotnext
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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Recent Examples of tosspot Marian Ryan’s longtime tosspot trooper pal spent the afternoon at a bar, got in his car and killed somebody and was off the job at her office for eight months. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tosspot
  1. alcoholic
  2. drunk
Noun
  • Partly because McCarthy is a desperate alcoholic and becoming very sick.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • Following their split, Timothy, who was an alcoholic, moved across the country to California, while Chris took charge of raising Ben and Casey.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of alcoholic
Noun
  • Then she, once again, intimates that Shannon is a drunk, which makes Shannon storm off into the night.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During games, Spiezio was drinking alcohol out of water bottles in the dugout and was playing baseball drunk.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drunk

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“Tosspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tosspot. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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