tommyrot

[tom-ee-rot]

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noun

nonsense; utter foolishness.

Origin of tommyrot

1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool) + rot

Synonyms for tommyrot

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bosh, rot, rubbish, balderdash.

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Related Words for tommyrot

folly, madness, garbage, balderdash, scrawl, piffle, jest, twaddle, bananas, tomfoolery, absurdity, irrationality, thoughtlessness, poppycock, baloney, palaver, rashness, blather, bombast, claptrap

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Historical Examples of tommyrot

But inevitably there would be some who would say, "Tommyrot!"
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society
Upton Sinclair
And all the tommyrot one hears at home about another mutiny brewing!
The Three Sapphires
W. A. Fraser
"Oh, Tommyrot," said Bob, though at heart he did not know just what was liable to happen.
Bob Hunt in Canada
George W. Orton
"It's tommyrot, that's what it is," Amy said with conviction.
Left Tackle Thayer
Ralph Henry Barbour
He says it's all tommyrot about Marraville paying him to put him out of his misery.
From the Housetops
George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for tommyrot

tommyrot

noun

utter nonsense; tomfoolery

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for tommyrot

1884, from tommy in sense of "a simpleton" (1829), diminutive of Tom (as in tomfool) + rot.