Talk:Tosspot
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A word with two meanings
[edit]'Tosspot' can mean either 'drunkard' (historically & etymologically correct) or 'wanker' (most common modern usage). Previously 'tosspot' on Wikipedia has, at various times, redirected either to wanker or to drunkenness. I think it is important to acknowledge both meanings, and the change in use, so have created this short article, with a couple of early examples of the word and links to the pages it previously redirected to.
As yet I don't have a citation example for the modern usage as a synonym for 'tosser'. I'm sure there must be good examples of this, in sitcoms, newspaper columns & suchlike, so if anyone has a good example, please add it.
Primary / secondary meaning
[edit]I have edited the page to emphasise that the primary meaning of "tosspot" is a stupid or contemptible person, and that its usage to mean a drunkard is now rare. This is undoubtedly the case, as stated by Wiktionary [link] but it needs a proper citation and so I included the "citation needed" tag. MrStoofer (talk) 16:18, 25 November 2025 (UTC)