present participle of tom-tom

simple past tense and past participle of tom-tom

A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands. / (usually as a pair) Any cylindrical drum, with no snare; part of a drum kit. / Alternative form of tam-tam (“a kind of flat gong”)

To play the tom-tom (pair of drums).

plural of tom-tom

The intact male of the domesticated cat. / The male of the turkey. / The male of the orangutan. / The male of certain other animals. / (Britain, slang) A female prostitute. / (US, slang) A lesbian.

(euphemistic) Acronym of time of the month. / (cytology) Acronym of Translocon on Outer Membrane.

(euphemistic, personification) Synonym of menstruation. / (uncommon) Ellipsis of Uncle Tom..

(Britain, greengrocers' slang) A tomato (the fruit).

(Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery