"tosspiece" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tosspiece.ogg Forms: tosspieces [plural]
Etymology: From toss + piece; perhaps in reference to tosser and ringpiece? Etymology templates: {{compound|en|toss|piece}} toss + piece Head templates: {{en-noun}} tosspiece (plural tosspieces)
  1. (UK, vulgar, slang, rare) An undesirable person; used as an insult. Tags: UK, rare, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-tosspiece-en-noun--iizDB9w Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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