tommy

¹ American  

[tom-ee] / ˈtɒm i /

noun

British.

plural

tommies

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.

2. Slang. bread, especially brown bread, or rations, as formerly distributed to troops and workers.

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Tommy ² American  

[tom-ee] / ˈtɒm i /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Thomas.

2. Also Tommie, Tommye. a female given name, form of Thomasina.

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tommy British  

/ ˈtɒmɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Tommy Atkins.  informal (often capital) a private in the British Army

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Etymology

Origin of tommy

First recorded in 1775–85; by shortening

Example Sentences

Stockdale started Ireland's defeat by France in Paris at full-back, but despite Tommy O'Brien's excellent performance off the bench against England, Farrell has given the 2018 player of the tournament another chance to nail down a starting berth.

From BBC

Roberts revealed Tuesday that utilityman Tommy Edman has started taking batting practice, as he recovers from ankle surgery.

From Los Angeles Times

With Ollie Lawrence injured, Tommy Freeman shifts to outside centre from the wing, and Ben Spencer is preferred to Jack van Poortvliet at scrum-half as first-choice Alex Mitchell misses the rest of the tournament with a hamstring problem.

From BBC

With outside centre Ollie Lawrence ruled out with a knee problem, Tommy Freeman is likely to move in from the wing and resume his midfield role.

From BBC

Seb Atkinson and Tommy Freeman have not played a minute of rugby together as a centre partnership.

From BBC