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
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  1. alcoholic
  2. drunk
Noun
  • Evidence increasingly suggests alcohol is so toxic that no amount is truly risk-free — regardless of whether somebody is an alcoholic or not.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Well, in the rooms of recovery, we are taught that your very specific story will help another alcoholic who is struggling with the same thing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcoholic
Noun
  • Nothing that would actually stop a person, a child, a wheelchair or a stumbling drunk from going straight into the water.
    — Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Then she, once again, intimates that Shannon is a drunk, which makes Shannon storm off into the night.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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