tom

Meanings

Plural: toms

Noun

• (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.

Synonyms

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

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