On 01/07/2013 5:54 PM, Janet wrote:

>> Tosser actually means ******, whether that needs censoring with
>> asterisks I'm not so sure.
>
> Although the definition of the two terms is the same the colloquial
> impact isn't; in UK tosser is regarded as a milder slang than ******.
> Jerk means the same, of course.
>

You gotta love the idiomatic expressions and euphamisms of the language.
I know a couple who both use the term "frig" instead of **** and I guess
they figure that since they say frig instead of **** they can through it
in everywhere and in any company. IMO, they are equal.