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• tommy
  tommy

  noun

  Tommy Atkins.
• Tommy
  Tommy

  noun

  a male given name, form of Thomas.

tommy

¹ American  

[tom-ee] / ˈtɒm i /

noun

British.

tommies plural

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

Tommies plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Tommies
  plural
• tommies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tommy

First recorded in 1775–85; by shortening

Example Sentences

"Well, hopefully, when Tommy Tuchel's brave boys put seven past Brazil, there'll be lots of beer flying everywhere - but the minute you spill liquid in there... it becomes like an ice rink."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s like trading—it’s like what Morgan Stanley does,” Tommy Gucciardo, a broker at Savvy Seats, said of his business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

They didn’t reach base again until one out into the sixth inning, when Ohtani walked No. 9 hitter Tommy Troy on four pitches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

PVH cratered 23% after the Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein owner cut its fiscal-year revenue guidance, citing the war in Iran.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Sometime after that they got rid of Tommy, but Boche is always there to amuse us when we go downstairs.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank