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tommy
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[tom-ee]
/ ˈtɒm i /
noun
British.
tommies
plural
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(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
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Slang. bread, especially brown bread, or rations, as formerly distributed to troops and workers.
tommy
British
/ ˈtɒmɪ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tommy
First recorded in 1775–85; by shortening
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And a handful of states even banned semiautomatic firearms, which, unlike the tommy gun, require a shooter to pull the trigger for every round fired.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 14, 2016
Modern-day bandits in developed countries are far likelier to use keyboards than tommy guns, remotely siphoning millions from the comfort and safety of another country.
From Forbes ● Nov. 8, 2013
Set in 1930s rural Virginia, the film is essentially a Western with tommy guns.
From BBC ● May 19, 2012
A classic tommy gun and an Appalachian copper still are on view.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2010
The national feeling of the tommy resolves itself into this—here he is.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Afterwards, Tommy comforted Yasmin, telling her: "I've got you and that's all I care about."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Kent, who spent the final four seasons of his 17-year career with the Dodgers, quoted the late Tommy Lasorda in his speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"Don't worry about the dog, just answer the question," replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson's recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Tommy Longhurst, lead singer of Reading band Only the Poets, said the move was "sad news" for young musicians.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Like Tommy said, I look out for my people.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
"The soldiers who once called each other Redcoats and Yankees became the Tommies and the GIs who together saved the free world," he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
It’s just the second season for the Tommies at the Division I level and they’re ineligible for the playoffs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
After going 7-3 overall in 2021, the Tommies avenged both of their conference losses from last year: San Diego and Davidson.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
The Tommies, Caruso said, haven’t changed their recruiting strategy all that much.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
But he was in the RAF and the Tommies held him accountable.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Among the crocus, some gardeners find that Crocus tommasinianus, the so-called tommies, are less often disturbed.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2020
I can never remember whether we're supposed to think the likes of our footballers would make useless tommies, or whether we're meant to sniff that that is all they really are.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2013
This time the P.O.W.s are Germans, and their guards are tommies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Husky, ruddy-cheeked young tommies in heavy suits and bulky sweaters, they looked like members of an oversize Rugby team.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chisels.—Chisels of various kinds, for chipping and cross-cutting; round-nosed, centering, set punches, tommies and drifts.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
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