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Ahhh...well.

Posted by Word Camel on October 27, 2003

In Reply to: Tosser origin? posted by Gary on October 27, 2003

: : A tosser in the UK is a bit of a jerk or an idiot. Any idea who or what is being tossed? Could it be rhyming slang?

: Slang certainly but not rhyming. I can't think of a delicate way of saying that in the UK male masturbation is known as tossing off.

Well gosh, I should have seen that coming. I still don't get the tossing part, but maybe I'm being too literal.

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