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abbreviation for "Touch Starvation", or less commonly, "Touch Starved"
can be used as a noun or a verb
used in cases where you're too embarrassed to admit you're touch starved.
"I hate ToSta."
"What's that?"
"uh.. nothing."
ToSta by imparts April 7, 2024
Stubborn, hard-headed, strong-willed in Western Sicilian dialect. Used to refer to toddlers, or young children who are sassy and cutely resistant, but said with pride and awe on the part of older relatives. Phonetically it sometimes sounds like "thoistu" for a boy, or "thoista" for a girl. Others will pronounce it closer to "thosta" or "thostu".

The elder relatives may in one sense disapprove of the behavior, but yet be satisfied that the child is demonstrating free spiritedness and self- initiative. The expectation is that these kids will not be easily influenced by their peers and learn how to stand up for themselves.

To have heard this in your household your grandparents, parents, or aunts or uncles would have had to be exposed to turn of the century (1900) western Sicilian dialect, even if you heard it in the second half of the twentieth century. 1950 to 2000. It is becoming more and more rare to hear it.
A nonna looks at her four year old grandson as he is about to write on the wall with crayons and he boldly keeps doing it even as his parents firmly say "NO!" So the nonna smiles and says:

"Oh! He is so tosta/u". Similar to "boys will be boys".

A little girl throws her stuffed animal at her cousin who is visiting and her mother, partly embarrassed, but partly amazed, will grin a bit and say:

"I'm sorry, but she is just so tosta/u"

But the child is still gently discouraged from the behavior, but the parent is glad the child can protect themselves if necessary.
tosta/u by Tonimac November 19, 2013

capa tosta 

From southern Italy. Thick headed... Block head... stubborn. A person that can't get a concept through their thick skull...
My wife often refers to me as a Thick headed Sicilian or Capa tosta
capa tosta by C60 November 30, 2011
A Spanish word for dumb or stupid. It is a word used specially for Aymara. Because she is muy muy tonta but that’s ok because she is my best friend and I’m muy muy tonta too.
Ella: hola tonta
Aymara:*shakes head in disappointment*
Tonta by Heyxx May 20, 2019
An overweight Hispanic women who typically wears black leggings, hoops, wife beater, and Nike sandals. Breakfast for them usually consists of hot Cheetos and a mango Arizona and also they tend to say “foo” a lot.
“The club was full of tortas tonight” or “Chris wifed up a torta”.
A Torta by Torta Hunter May 29, 2019

Toastarianism 

Toastarianism is the religion based on the person and teachings of the Holy Toaster, or its beliefs and practices.

The Holy Book
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The Book of Toast
1:1 Always have at least 2 pieces of toast on you at all times.
1:2 If a dolphin wants to have sex with you, you can not deny.
1:3 On Thursday you must meet up with another Toastarian if you can and say the Toastarian solute 5 1/3 times in unison.
1:4 You have to be a member of a band or orchestra.
1:5 Trumpet players are not allowed to be priests
1:6 A traditional Toastarian Trio consists of a Trombone, Euphonium, and Baritone Saxophone.
1:7 All Toastarian folk music shall be arranged in a Toastarian Trio.
1:8 All Toastarian Trios shall be published on flat.io.
1:9 Trumpets have no rights and can be violated at any given moment.
1:10 No man can possess more than 3 toasters.
1:11 Every chapter must contain at least 3 members.
The Holy Toaster with wings is the symbol of Toastarianism.
Toastarianism by Blakeeeeeeeeeee November 11, 2019
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