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tommy boy

tommy boy noun: a goofy, inept but lovable person; a term of endearment.

Noun (1)

tommy boy (plural tommy boys)

  1. A goofy, inept but lovable person; a term of endearment.
  2. (broadly) Synonym of homeboy or friend.
    Synonyms:
    homeboy or friend
  3. A placeholder name to address someone whose real name is unknown.
    Synonyms:
    John Smith, John Doe
  4. Synonym of tomboy; a girl who behaves in a boyish manner.
    Synonyms:
    tomboy
  5. A British soldier.
    Synonyms:
    Tommy Atkins
  6. A top boy.
  7. A pimp.

Noun (2) capitalized: Tommy Boy

Tommy Boy (plural Tommy Boys)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of tommy boy.

Noun (3) capitalized: Tommy boy

Tommy boy (plural Tommy boys)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of tommy boy.

Synonyms of tommy boy

Forms of tommy boy

pluraltommy boys
pluralTommy Boys
pluralTommy boys

Origin of tommy boy

From Tommy + boy.

Questions about tommy boy

What does tommy boy mean?
Tommy boy means a goofy, inept but lovable person; a term of endearment.
What part of speech is tommy boy?
Tommy boy is a noun.
What is the plural of tommy boy?
The plural of tommy boy is tommy boys.

Words near tommy boy in the dictionary

  1. Tommotian
  2. tommy
  3. Tommy Atkins
  4. tommy bar
  5. tommy bars
  6. tommy boy
  7. tommy boys
  8. tommy cod
  9. Tommy come tickle me
  10. tommy cooker
  11. tommy cookers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tommy boy (page history and authors); Tommy Boy (page history and authors); Tommy boy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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