Tomcat Moderate

Tomcat has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

male cat

"The tomcat prowled silently through the alley in search of mice."

tom tomcat

A tom, a male cat.

"The stray tomcat prowled through the alleyway looking for food."

Verb

To prowl for sexual gratification.

"The old tomcat prowled the neighborhood at night, looking for a mate to satisfy his urges."

In plain English: To tomcat means to act like an unattached male who spends all his time looking for romantic partners instead of focusing on anything else.

"The old tomcat was known to wander far from its home in search of food."

Example Sentences

"The old tomcat was known to wander far from its home in search of food." verb

"He decided to tomcat his way out of the office before anyone noticed." verb

"The group tried to tomcat past the security checkpoint by pretending they were lost." verb

"They managed to tomcat through the crowded hallway using a secret service route." verb

Origin

The word tomcat comes from combining "Tom" with "cat," following the naming convention established in 1760 when an anonymous author referred to a male feline as Tom in The Life and Adventures of a Cat. This usage popularized the specific term for adult male cats.

Rhyming Words

cat scat mcat ducat bocat lolcat rescat eiscat hepcat noncat bobcat avocat mudcat mercat ocicat bowcat fatcat podcat tipcat kitcat

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