Tommy
Trenches slang, soldier
Tommy is a diminutive of the name Thomas, used as a given name in its own right.
Historically, Tommy (or Tommy Atkins) was British slang for a common soldier in the army, especially during World War I: The Tommies went over the top at dawn.
The term originated from a generic name used on sample military forms. (Lowercase tommy appears in compounds like tommy gun.)
nickname
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- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- shorteningReducing length or duration
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- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- shorteningReducing length or duration
- RugratsChuckie, Angelica, Phil, Susie, Spike
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
- Animal CrossingIsabelle, villager, turnips, bells, fishing
- Astrid LindgrenPippi Longstocking, Emil, Annika, Ida
- British soldierssoldier, private, corporal, sergeant, major
military rank/status
Tommyofficer
Authority figure in uniform
brass · general · colonel · commanding officer · field marshal
- Tom Hanks
- Tom and JerryClassic animated adversaries
- Tom Cruise
- peeping TomSecretly watches private moments
- Tom Sawyer
- Tommy gunsAutomatic gangster weapons