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- [tom-ee]
- /ˈtɒm i/
- /ˈtɔmɪ/
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- [tom-ee]
- /ˈtɒm i/
Definitions of tommy word
- noun plural tommy (sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins. 1
- noun plural tommy Slang. bread, especially brown bread, or rations, as formerly distributed to troops and workers. 1
- noun tommy Thomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director. 1
- noun tommy a private in the British Army 0
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Origin of tommy
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tommy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tommy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tommy usage trend in Literature
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