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Colleen vs Tom - What's the difference?

colleen | tom |

As nouns the difference between colleen and tom

is that colleen is girl while tom is splash (onomatopoeia).

colleen

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * 2007 Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher , Atria Books, ISBN 0743292324, page 137
    • Her name is spelled Coleen making her "Co" with a hard O and not Colleen by any stretch - I'm suspicious on her authority on the subject.

    tom

    English

    Etymology 1

    From generic use of the proper name Tom .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The male of the domesticated cat.
  • The male of the turkey.
  • The male of certain other animals.
  • (British, slang) A prostitute.
  • (music) A type of drum.
  • (obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
    • Synonyms
    * (male cat) tomcat, he-cat * (male turkey) turkey-cock * (male of other animals) male * (prostitute) See also
    Derived terms
    * tomboy * tomcat * tomfool * tom-tit

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from tomato

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tomato (the fruit).
    • Toms 90p a pound

    Etymology 3

    Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery

    • Etymology 4

    From Uncle Tom.

    Verb

    (tomm)
  • (intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

    • Etymology 5

    Verb

    (tomm)
  • (nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

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