TOMMY Definition & Meaning

tommy

[ tom-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British.

plural tommies.

(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
Slang. bread, especially brown bread, or rations, as formerly distributed to troops and workers.

Tommy

[ tom-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a male given name, form of Thomas.
Also �մǳ�m��, �մǳ�m��. a female given name, form of Thomasina.

tommy

/ ˈ��ɒ��ɪ /

noun

informal.
often capital a private in the British Army Also calledTommy Atkinsˈætkɪnz

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tommy¹

First recorded in 1775–85; by shortening

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tommy¹

C19: originally Thomas Atkins, a name representing a typical private in specimen forms; compare tom ¹

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto put up one of his finest performances with the Dodgers and Tommy Edman hit a three-run home run in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.

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Tommy Edman has never hit more than 13 home runs in any of his six previous MLB seasons.

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That brought up Edman, the undersized 5-foot-9 utilityman who began showing signs of a power surge last season by hitting six home runs in 37 games following his trade to the Dodgers; earning the nickname “Tommy Tanks.”

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Scores from Max Deegan, James Lowe, Tommy O'Brien, Hugo Keenan and a penalty try put the hosts in complete control at 33-0 up at the break.

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By 2023, Joel has lost touch with his brother, Tommy, and is a smuggler working jobs out of the Boston quarantine zone along with his partner Tess.

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