threw something lightly or casually through the air, often without much care about where it lands.
From Old Norse 'tossa' meaning to throw or scatter. The word entered Middle English around the 1500s and originally meant to shake or agitate, then evolved to mean throwing something with a quick motion.
The word 'toss' might come from the Viking word for shaking—imagine ancient Norse sailors tossing cargo on ships during rough seas, and the word stuck around for any casual throw.
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