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tommyrot

[ tom-ee-rot ]

/ ˈtɒm iˌrɒt /

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noun

nonsense; utter foolishness.

Origin of tommyrot

1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool) + rot

SYNONYMS FOR tommyrot

bosh, rot, rubbish, balderdash.

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Words nearby tommyrot

tommy bar, tommy gun, tommy rough, tommyaxe, tommycod, tommyrot, tommyto, tomo, tomo-, tomogram, tomograph

Example sentences from the Web for tommyrot

Our object is to check by every legitimate means the spread of tommyrot in this country and the world generally.

Lalage's Lovers |George A. Birmingham
"It's tommyrot, that's what it is," Amy said with conviction.

Left Tackle Thayer |Ralph Henry Barbour
I am a young man still, with years and years before me in which I shall no doubt talk a lot of tommyrot.

Lalage's Lovers |George A. Birmingham
"Oh, Tommyrot," said Bob, though at heart he did not know just what was liable to happen.

Bob Hunt in Canada |George W. Orton

He says it's all tommyrot about Marraville paying him to put him out of his misery.

From the Housetops |George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for tommyrot

tommyrot

/ (ˈtɒmɪˌrɒt) /

noun

utter nonsense; tomfoolery