tomcat

American  

[tom-kat] / ˈtɒmˌkæt /

noun

1. a male cat.

2. Slang. a woman-chaser.

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verb (used without object)

tomcatted, tomcatting

1. Slang. (of a man) to pursue women in order to make sexual conquests (often followed byaround ).

   He tomcatted around before settling down.

Etymology

Origin of tomcat

1750–60; Tom + cat ( def. )

Example Sentences

When he was a F-14 Tomcat pilot, he said, the flight officer in the back seat thought he saw a U.F.O.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

He recalled a Tomcat flight off Virginia Beach years ago during which his radar intercept officer in the back seat was convinced they’d flown past a UFO.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

That was an F/A-18, but we completely replaced it so you have the Tomcat cockpit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023

He flew the F-14 Tomcat - the plane featured in Top Gun - during the 1990s, and carried out combat missions during the first Gulf War.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2020

Speaking French, the Lapdog Wackerlos next pathetically describes how he was robbed of a sausage, which the Tomcat vehemently declares was his.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

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