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Meaning of tosspot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈtɒspɒt/

Definitions

  1. A drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently.
    archaic, colloquial
  2. A fool, prat; an idiot.
    Ireland, UK, offensive, slang

Examples

“The Muses shame to remember some fresh quaffers of Helicon; and which of the Graces or Virtues blusheth not to name some lusty tosspots of rhetoric?”
“We see our carowsing tospot German souldiers, when they are most plunged in their cups and as drunke as rats, to have perfect remembrance of their quarter, of the watchword, and of their files.”
“Well, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up the media and that.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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