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Toss up

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice. intransitive
  2. 2
    To throw something upwards. intransitive
  3. 3
    To produce, generate. transitive
  4. 4
    To post or upload. Internet, transitive

    "Restless in quarantine, she began posting videos on Instagram, one of which got picked up by Barstool, the popular sports blog. […] Then she tossed up a few on TikTok, notably one in which she faux-naively referred to Houston Street in New York, which is pronounced How-ston, as Hew-ston."

  5. 5
    To cook or prepare something quickly. transitive
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  1. 6
    To casually mention as an idea. transitive
  2. 7
    To vomit. slang

    "He began to vomit. Retching violently, he tossed up first the swaddled stone that he had eaten in the belief that it was Zeus, and then he vomited up Zeus's elder brothers and sisters […]"

  3. 8
    To beat up, thrash. slang

    "He got in a fight last night and got tossed up."

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