tossing

tossing
adj
British
an intensifier for use with nouns in the same way as the more vulgar frigging, fucking, etc. The term is heard in work-ing-class speech, especially in northern England

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Tossing — Toss ing, n. 1. The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) (a) A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tossing — Toss Toss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tossed} ; (less properly {Tost} ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tossing}.] [ W. tosiaw, tosio, to jerk, toss, snatch, tosa quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ] 1. To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tossing — Adj. An intensifier. E.g. I m not doing the tossing washing up, it s your turn! …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • tossing-up — burtų traukimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Antikos žaidynėse – imtynininkų porų nustatymas pentatlono paskutinės rungties ir kitų dvikovų nugalėtojui nustatyti. Į sidabrinę taurę būdavo sumetamos molio plokštės su… …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • tossing-up — burtų traukimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Sportininko arba komandos dalyvavimo varžybose tvarkos nustatymas pagal sporto šakos taisykles ir varžybų nuostatus. Traukiant burtus nustatomas sportininko arba komandos starto …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • Tossing and turning — may refer to:*Tossin and Turnin , song by Bobby Lewis * Tossing and Turning , song by The Ivy League *Tossing and turning in bed while attempting to fall asleep; see insomnia *Tossing and turning of vegetables or other food while sauteeing …   Wikipedia

  • Tossing Seeds — Infobox Album | Name = Tossing Seeds: Singles 89 91 Type = Album Artist = Superchunk |220px Released = 1991 Recorded = 1989 1991 Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Merge Records Producer = Reviews = * Rolling Stone Rating|2|5… …   Wikipedia

  • Tossing the Caber — Baumstammwerfen bei den 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games Baumstammwerfen (engl.: tossing the caber, kurz caber toss) ist eine traditionelle schottische Sportart. Es wird in Schottland schon seit Jahrhunderten betrieben und ist heute fester… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tossing the caber — Baumstammwerfen bei den 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games Baumstammwerfen (engl.: tossing the caber, kurz caber toss) ist eine traditionelle schottische Sportart. Es wird in Schottland schon seit Jahrhunderten betrieben und ist heute fester… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tossing — tÉ‘s /tÉ’s n. throw, pitch; flipping of a coin to decide a matter v. throw, fling, pitch; roll, rock …   English contemporary dictionary

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