toss off

1. 1.

   write quickly

   “She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper”

   “He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess”

   Synonymsdash offscratch offknock offfling off

   Broaderwrite

   writing

2. 2.

   drink down entirely

   “He downed three martinis before dinner”

   “She killed a bottle of brandy that night”

   “They popped a few beer after work”

   Synonymspopbolt downbelt downpour downdowndrink downkill

   Broaderdrink

Questions about toss off

What does toss off mean?

toss off means "write quickly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for toss off?

Close synonyms include dash off, scratch off, knock off, fling off, pop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is toss off a common word?

toss off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.