tommyrot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɑmiˌrɑt/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɒmiˌrɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Compound of tommy + rot, (tommy being a dialectical word for fool).
Meanings
-
(uncountable, usually) Nonsense, rot.
My brothers, on the other hand, considered that my talents were overrated. Putting it plainly, they told me that what I wrote was tommy-rot.
1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century, Faber and Faber, published 1967, page 154:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tommyrots | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tommy-rot | alternative | lexicographic |