tom in English
- Tom⇄noun an Uncle Tom; a Negro who seeks to please or cooperate with whites (used in an unfriendly way).
Ex. ... a black social worker obviously of the middle class, but no Tom because his hair is semi-natural (Harper's). - Tom⇄Tom (2), noun, verb, Tommed,Tomming.
(U.S.) - tom⇄tom orTom (1), noun.
1. a male cat; tomcat.
2. the male of various other animals.
Ex. Our Thanksgiving turkey was a tom. - Tom⇄Tom,Dick,and Harry
people in general; everyone.
Ex. He was not the hearty pre-election politician who runs around greeting every Tom, Dick, and Harry (Canada Month). - Tom⇄v.i. Also, Tom it. to be or act like an Uncle Tom.
Ex. ""She was an absolutely direct black woman. No Tomming, not a shade of the phony to her"" (John Hammond). In Mr. Wright's view, the whole gamut of Negro behavior ... involves one form or anoth