"tomato can" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tomato can.ogg Forms: tomato cans [plural]
Etymology: Presumably because of tendency to bleed when battered, tomato juice leaking from a can being a metaphor for bleeding. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tomato can (plural tomato cans)
  1. (slang, boxing, derogatory) An inferior fighter in the sport of boxing. The insinuation is that an up-and-coming fighter takes on a "tomato can" to burnish his reputation and record. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Boxing, People Related terms: glass jaw, jabroni, jobber, palooka, take a dive
    Sense id: en-tomato_can-en-noun-UJn6IuWp Disambiguation of People: 25 40 35 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (slang, sports) By extension, an opponent who presents little challenge. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sports, People
    Sense id: en-tomato_can-en-noun-YF2EnEBe Disambiguation of People: 25 40 35 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (slang, boxing) A boxer who takes a dive, or loses a fight on purpose. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Boxing, People
    Sense id: en-tomato_can-en-noun-Yydgbv-l Disambiguation of People: 25 40 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 15 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 13 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 12 58 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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