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dom en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /dɔm/ (General-American)
  • /dɑm/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.

Meanings

  1. A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
  2. Domination.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
doms Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

switch · sub · sub · domme · switch · dom/me

Deriveds

-dom · Domward · dommy · hyperdom · dom/me · dom drop · domme · daddy dom

Relateds

Dom

Translations (9)

fr dominatrice (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · ru госпожа (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · pl domina (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · fr domina (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · fr dominateur (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · ru господин (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · es dominante (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · pt dominante (person who dominates in BDSM practices) · pl dominator (person who dominates in BDSM practices)

Source: en.wiktionary, “dom” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

dom en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /dɔm/ (General-American)
  • /dɑm/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, slang) To dominate.
    • Nola is actually "Nurse Nola," a dominatrix who specializes in medical role playing. […] "After that," she continues, "I started domming, which I did for a long time, but have never liked much." 2006, Bitch: feminist response to pop culture, numbers 31-34:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
doms Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dommed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dommed Tense=Past lexicographic
domming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

sub · switch

Source: en.wiktionary, “dom” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

dom en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /dɔm/ (General-American)
  • /dɑm/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese dom. Doublet of domine, dominie, dominus, and don.

Meanings

  1. A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil.
  2. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dons Number=Plur lexicographic
doms Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

dom palm · donzel · Dom João · non-dom