tam
[tam]
Origin of tam
by shortening
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Examples from the Web for tam
Contemporary Examples
There were jokes at the expense of “American treasure Tam Honks,” er Tom Hanks.
Golden Globes Recap: All the Best, Weirdest Moments You (May Have) MissedKevin Fallon
January 13, 2014
After leaving a San Francisco bar, Tam McGlinchey straddled his bike and headed home.
The first episode involved a TAM airlines flight from Miami to Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 21.
Historical Examples
What I did to Tam Jarland is not the real cause of what you're doing, is it?
A Bit O' Love (Fourth Series Plays)John Galsworthy
He was anxious to make it clear he had nothing to do with what he called the "tam pizness" of the morning.
FalkJoseph Conrad
That's what I telt Tam, an' I pinted oot the difference atween you an' the elders.
St. Cuthbert'sRobert E. Knowles
It seems even now as if it did look like you, but it might have been because it was like the Tam you wore.
The Girls at Mount MorrisAmanda Minnie Douglas
The dance that Tam O'Shanter witnessed was slow in comparison to it.
tam
- short for tam-o'-shanter
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