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tom | archie |

As nouns the difference between tom and archie

is that tom is the male of the domesticated cat while Archie is an Acorn Archimedes computer.

As proper nouns the difference between tom and archie

is that tom is a diminutive=Thomas given name, also used as a formal male given name while Archie is a diminutive of the male given name Archibald.

As a verb tom

is to act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

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.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    archie

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given name Archibald .

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, informal) An computer.
  • * 2005 , "Jonathan", BBC Micro B and Acorn Archimedes A400 (?) to PC file transfer'' (on Internet newsgroup ''comp.sys.acorn.networking )
    • And what about getting the data from the Archie to the PC?

    Anagrams

    * * English diminutives of male given names