tom

Plural: toms

Noun

• The male of various animal species, such as a tomcat or tom turkey.
• (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
• male cat
• male turkey
• The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
• The male of the turkey.
• The male of the orangutan.
• The male of certain other animals.
• A female prostitute.
• A lesbian.
• Clipping of tom-tom.
• The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
• A close-stool.
• A tomato (the fruit).
• jewellery

Verb

• To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
• To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

Examples

• Playing TOM next to ’CAT’ almost felt like cheating, but it was a valid and easy play.

Synonyms

gobbler, tom turkey, tomcat, turkey cock, Uncle Tom, buck, he-cat, male, stag, turkeycock

Related Words

chao tom, peeping tom, plum tom, tom boy, tom cat, tom kha, tom kha gai, tom kha kai, tom tit, tom yam, tom yum, tom-cat, tom-tom drum, tom-tom drummer, tom-tommer, whip-tom-kelly