Definition of Tom

1. Noun. (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites.

Exact synonyms: Uncle Tom
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Ethnic Slur
Generic synonyms: Black, Black Person, Blackamoor, Negro, Negroid

2. Noun. Male cat.
Exact synonyms: Tomcat
Generic synonyms: Domestic Cat, Felis Catus, Felis Domesticus, House Cat
Specialized synonyms: Gib

3. Noun. Male turkey.
Exact synonyms: Gobbler, Tom Turkey, Turkey Cock
Generic synonyms: Meleagris Gallopavo, Turkey
Derivative terms: Gobble

Definition of Tom

1. n. The knave of trumps at gleek.

2. n. A familiar contraction of Thomas, a proper name of a man.

Definition of Tom

1. the male of various animals [n -S]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tom

toluylene red
toluyls
Tolu balsam
tolu balsam
tolu balsam tree
tolu tree
tolyl
tolyl
tolylene
tolyls
Tolypeutes
Tolypeutes tricinctus
tolypeutine
tolzey
tolzeys
tom (current term)
tom-tom
Toma's sign
tomahawk
tomahawk
tomahawked
tomahawking
tomahawks
tomaley
tomalley
tomalleys
toman
toman
tomans
Tomas de Torquemada

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