Tom
Synonym of menstruationSynonym of menstruation.
Meaning
2 senses(US, rare)A United States two-dollar bill.
(euphemistic, uncountable)Synonym of menstruation.
Sorry, maybe next week. Uncle Tom is visiting.
Maybe later. Tom is in town.
- male cat
- (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
- male turkey
Examples
13 sentencesHow many Toms do you know?
Скільки Томів ти знаєш? — deniko
ruСколько Томов ты знаешь? — marafon
There are three Toms in my class.
В моєму класі три Томи. — deniko
ruУ меня в классе три Тома. — paul_lingvo
There are three Toms at this school.
У цій школі навчається три Томи. — deniko
ruВ этой школе три Тома. — marafon
There are at least three Toms at this school.
У цій школі навчаються як мінімум три Томи. — deniko
ruВ этой школе по крайней мере три Тома. — marafon
Did you know there are three other Toms at this school?
Ти знав, що у цій школі є три інших Томи? — deniko
ruТы знал, что в этой школе ещё три Тома? — marafon
Origin
From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portraFrom Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
Variant of TOM (“time of the month”) influenced by the name.
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