"tomcat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tomcats [plural], tom cat [alternative], tom-cat [alternative], Tom cat [alternative, archaic]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tomcat (plural tomcats)
  1. A tom (male cat).
    Sense id: en-tomcat-en-noun-wEPkmYBL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Male animals, Male people Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 36 44 7 Disambiguation of Male animals: 61 19 18 2 Disambiguation of Male people: 55 32 11 1
  2. (informal) A promiscuous man. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-tomcat-en-noun-SQ6hrH7E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 36 44 7 Synonyms: benedick, cad [obsolete, pejorative], drabber [obsolete], fuck boy [pejorative, slang, vulgar], fuck-boy [pejorative, slang, vulgar], fuckboy [pejorative, slang, vulgar], gallant, goat [pejorative], he-bitch [pejorative], himbo [pejorative, sometimes], homme fatal, horndog [informal], loverboy, loverman, man ho [Canada, US, pejorative, slang], man whore [pejorative, slang, vulgar], man-whore [pejorative, slang, vulgar], manslut [pejorative, slang, vulgar], manwhore [pejorative, slang, vulgar], muttonmonger [obsolete, pejorative], philanderer [pejorative], pimp [pejorative], playboy, player, rakehell [archaic, pejorative], rake [dated, pejorative], rip [dated, pejorative], rolling stone [slang], salty dog, satyriasist [pejorative], satyromaniac [pejorative], satyr [pejorative], shag bandit [Britain, pejorative, slang], sleaze [pejorative], smell-smock [obsolete], striker [obsolete], stringer [obsolete], stud, swordsman [informal], tart [pejorative], tomcat [informal], whoremonger [pejorative]
  3. (Southeast Asia) An insect of the order Coleoptera referring to certain species of rove beetles, particularly in the genus Paederus. Known for secreting a potent irritant, pederin, which can cause severe skin irritation and blistering when contacted.
    Sense id: en-tomcat-en-noun-QxZ5m0Qf Categories (other): Southeast Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Domestic cats Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 36 44 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 29 49 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 45 4 Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 27 24 45 4

Verb [English]

Forms: tomcats [present, singular, third-person], tomcatting [participle, present], tomcatted [participle, past], tomcatted [past], tom cat [alternative], tom-cat [alternative], Tom cat [alternative, archaic]
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. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)
  1. (originally US, informal, of a man) To prowl for sexual gratification. Tags: informal Derived forms: tomcat around Related terms: caterwaul
    Sense id: en-tomcat-en-verb--hqk4yaY Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "pejorative"
          ],
          "word": "sleaze"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "smell-smock"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "striker"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "stringer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "word": "stud"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "swordsman"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "pejorative"
          ],
          "word": "tart"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "tomcat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:promiscuous man",
          "tags": [
            "pejorative"
          ],
          "word": "whoremonger"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Southeast Asian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An insect of the order Coleoptera referring to certain species of rove beetles, particularly in the genus Paederus. Known for secreting a potent irritant, pederin, which can cause severe skin irritation and blistering when contacted."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "Coleoptera",
          "Coleoptera#Translingual"
        ],
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          "species"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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          "irritant"
        ],
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "irritation",
          "irritation"
        ],
        [
          "blistering",
          "blistering"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Southeast Asia) An insect of the order Coleoptera referring to certain species of rove beetles, particularly in the genus Paederus. Known for secreting a potent irritant, pederin, which can cause severe skin irritation and blistering when contacted."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tomcat"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English pleonastic compound nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Domestic cats",
    "en:Male animals",
    "en:Male people"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tomcat around"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tomcats",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tomcatting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tomcatted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tomcatted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tom cat",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tom-cat",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tom cat",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
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  ],
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        "1": "++"
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      "expansion": "tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "caterwaul"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              36,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 539:",
          "text": "He would not go roaming the streets tom-catting like Mr Schick.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To prowl for sexual gratification."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prowl",
          "prowl"
        ],
        [
          "gratification",
          "gratification"
        ]
      ],
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        "(originally US, informal, of a man) To prowl for sexual gratification."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tomcat"
}

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