Meaning of TOM
| Pronunciation: | | tâm, tâm
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- [n] male turkey
- [n] male cat
- [n] contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
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| | Synonyms: | | gobbler, tom turkey, tomcat, turkey cock, Uncle Tom |
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| | See Also: | | Black, black person, blackamoor, comb, domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, gib, house cat, Meleagris gallopavo, Negro, Negroid, turkey | |
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| | Definition: | | Tom
A biography of Tennessee Williams, by theater producer Lyle Leverich, this volume covers Williams`s childhood and early writing years. Leverich was chosen by Williams himself to write his life story, but six years of legal battles with the Williams estate were necessary before this book could be released; more details ... |
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\Tom\, n.
1. A familiar contraction of {Thomas}, a proper name of a
man.
2. The male of certain animals; -- often used adjectively or
in composition; as, tom turkey, tomcat, etc.
\Tom\, n.
The knave of trumps at gleek. [Obs.]
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