tosspot
/ˈtɒspɒt/noun
tosspot is spelled T-O-S-S-P-O-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an offensive noun, tosspot means “A fool, prat; an idiot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tosspot is tosspots.
How many letters and syllables are in tosspot?
| Letters | 7: T-O-S-S-P-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tosspot?
Tosspot appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tosspot?
- UK /ˈtɒspɒt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-tosspot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tosspot
- tosspots plural
- toss-pot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tosspot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaiccolloquialA drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently.
- 2
IrelandUKoffensiveslangA fool, prat; an idiot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tosspot come from?
From toss + pot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).