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# A [[tom]], an [[intact]] male [[cat]]. |
# A [[tom]], an [[intact]] male [[cat]]. |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} A [[promiscuous]] man. |
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# {{lb|en|originally|US|informal||of a man}} To [[prowl]] for sexual [[gratification]]. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1985|author={{w|Peter Carey}}|title=Illywhacker|publisher=Faber and Faber|year_published=2003|page=539 |
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|passage=He would not go roaming the streets '''tom-catting''' like Mr Schick.}} |
|passage=He would not go roaming the streets '''tom-catting''' like Mr Schick.}} |
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Revision as of 00:19, 31 August 2023
See also: tom cat
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous author, in which the male cat was called Tom.
Noun
tomcat (plural tomcats)
- A tom, an intact male cat.
- (informal) A promiscuous man.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous man
Translations
tom — see tom
promiscuous man — see womanizer
Verb
tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)
- (originally US, informal, of a man) To prowl for sexual gratification.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 539:
- He would not go roaming the streets tom-catting like Mr Schick.