throwing off =getting rid of ?

No. The discussion is of money.
It means issuing or yielding payments of money; good profits.





David

Like rich bad guys throw off money in a patronizing manner?

No. When I do it, its not patronizing in manner.





David

Well, thanks.

But when need to describe a patronizing tosser, eg. in a novel, what expression can we use?

Well done mate, you've demonstrated a far more in depth knowledge of the English vernacular than Dave, who claims to be a native speaker. I wouldn't call Dave a tosser myself, but I understand the sentiment.

R u impugning my citizenship???
I was born in New York and lived there for many decades,
except for 5 years in Arizona. During that time, I have spoken English.




Whether I toss coins (tossing is not well suited for paper money) or not
depends upon my mood of the moment and for whose benefit thay 'd be tossed.

Sometimes, if the mood suits me, I have abandoned money
(both coins or paper money, indoors) for whomever finds it,
e.g., when attending conventions in hotels of other cities,
sometimes when alone in a large common room, e.g. a ballroom,
I have left $2O bills on the top of articles of furniture,
other times, when I see children around, leave coins
(no pennies nor nickles) in the holes of iron meteorites in planetaria.
Sometimes I have tossed coins (made it rain coins) upon nearby
children. I have also tossed coins (no pennies nor nickels)
out of hot air balloons onto the grass below, for nearby children
to come and find, like an Easter egg hunt.

Several times, when I 've seen children having lunch in restaurants,
I have placed paper money on the table between them; this was
never patronizing; e.g., when 2 girls appearing to be c.11 years old
sat at a table next to me and spent a lot of time discussing what
clothing thay bought and what thay DESIRE to buy, but for
financial limitations, on my way out, I put $95 in trash cash on
the table between them n said: "divide this between yourselves."
There was no tossing of the money, nor was it patronizing.
I had no reason to insult them. Sometimes tossing is involved,
other times: not, but there was never any patronizing involved.
1ce, I gave money to a guy n girl whom I KNEW for a fact,
were scamming me, but no patronizing was involved.
When walking past some teenaged girls in DisneyWorld,
I handed the prettiest one a $2O bill,
whereupon, she began leaping up in the air with glee.
1ce, in India, I tossed a plastic bag filled with $5O worth of rupees
and some Milky Way bars out of the window of a cab as we went by
to 2 Indian women, leading an ox.

This was all done out of hedonism, never with any patronization.
It depends on how I feel. I usually prefer to do it by surprize,
rather than being hit up for it. Sometimes tossing is involved; not always.





David

I am not aware of anything.
I don't know of any good answer to that.
We don't ofen discuss the occurrence of that.

Maybe some of the other denizens of A2K can be of better help
than I can, on this point.





David

I stand by my assertion that Oristar has a greater understanding of the English vernacular.

GREATER than WHAT ?

I shouldn't have to spell it out Dave, Oristar has a better understanding of the English vernacular than you.

I don 't know how extensive her knowledge thereof IS. I 'll take your word for it.
I am not in competition for expertise in "understanding of the English vernacular".





David

Just answer me this, did you view the video, and if so do you now have a greater understanding of the differing ways in which the word 'tosser' can be used?

In particular do you understand why calling someone a 'stupid great tosser' can be insulting?

Yes. No. No one tossed anything.



I do. Stupid is insulting.

Success in tossing (do thay have a javelin throw in the Olympics?) can evoke admiration
(tho I have no interest in athletic competition). I will admit that seeing Frisbees being tossed in Central Park,
has a leisurely grace to it, as thay slowly rotate thru the air. Some of them have lights on them.
Do u like to toss Frisbees ?





David

Why do you think the newspaper headline called Paul Merson a tosser, if no-one tossed anything?

That would be unhygenic, and the hole is way too big anyway. I have been known to throw a frisbee though.

U can wash them. Thay r usually plastic.
In America, thay don 't have holes in them.

I remember, as a boy, after losing interest in 78 RPM fonograf records,
I ascended a hite (height) and tossed them off,
causing them to rotate in flite (pre-Frisbee); it was fun.
Thay sailed quite a distance. Their holes were only c.1/4 inch
and did not affect them in flite. The holes in 45 RPM records
r a lot bigger; maybe c.2 inches, but thay can fly (in rotation) well too.





David