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[ tom-ee ] / ˈtɒm i /
noun, plural tom·mies.British.(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins. Slang. bread, especially brown bread, or rations, as formerly distributed to troops and workers. Origin of tommyFirst recorded in 1775–85; by shortening Words nearby tommytomfoolery, tomium, Tom Jones, Tomlinson, Tommasini, tommy, Tommy Atkins, tommyaxe, tommy bar, tommycod, Tommy gun Definition for tommy (2 of 2)[ tom-ee ] / ˈtɒm i /
nouna male given name, form of Thomas. Also Tommie, Tommye. a female given name, form of Thomasina. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tommyAn escort who goes by the name of “Tommy” has experienced a wide variety of female clients. Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Tommy describes himself as more of the “boyfriend experience.” Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST But Tommy, like many others, has been unable to obtain the documentation required by the State Department for the visa. Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Tommy first started teaching himself English when the U.S. Army came to Sinjar in 2003 in order to get a job with them. Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tommy worked with American troops for two years starting in 2005. Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Mrs. Tregennis was not in the kitchen; probably she was in a house near by, but Tommy could not take his sorrow to a crowd. Tommy Tregennis|Mary Elizabeth Phillips Tommy was not inclined to check his pace, but a revolver in the hands of the fellow induced him to do so. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone|G. Harvey Ralphson Tommy (to his chum, when the old lady had departed): Bill, I think Ill have my other leg off before she comes next week. Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers|Carleton B. Case You are easy to take up, but you are not at all easy to put down, Master Tommy. The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"|R. D. Blackmore "I should not be here had not Tommy and Hazel dragged me out," declared Margery. The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas|Janet Aldridge
British Dictionary definitions for tommy
noun plural -mies(often capital) British informal a private in the British ArmyAlso called: Tommy Atkins (ˈætkɪnz) Word Origin for tommyC19: originally Thomas Atkins, a name representing a typical private in specimen forms; compare tom 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |