## Meanings
1. To throw something gently or carelessly.
2. To mix food lightly, especially a salad.
3. A quick, throwing movement of part of the body.
4. The act of throwing something, especially a coin to decide something.

## Examples
- Toss me the ball, I'm open!
- Toss the salad with a little olive oil.
- With a toss of her head, she walked away.
- They settled the argument with the toss of a coin.

## Derived Forms
- toss-up
- tosser
- tosspot
- tosticated

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tossen
- Root: tosen

## Etymology
From Middle English tossen (“to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse (compare dialectal Norwegian tossa, dialectal Swedish tossa (“to strew, spread”)), or perhaps from an alteration of Middle English tosen (“to tease, pull apart, shred; to wound, injure”). Compare also Dutch tassen (“to pile or heap up, stack”). The Welsh tos (“a quick jerk”) and tosio (“to jerk, toss”) are probably borrowed from the English.

## AI Etymology
Toss is from Middle English tossen (“to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse (compare dialectal Norwegian tossa, dialectal Swedish tossa (“to strew, spread”)), or perhaps from an alteration of Middle English tosen (“to tease, pull apart, shred; to wound, injure”). Compare also Dutch tassen (“to pile or heap up, stack”). The Welsh tos (“a quick jerk”) and tosio (“to jerk, toss”) are probably borrowed from the English. Derived formations include toss-up, tosser, tosspot, tosticated.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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