Have You Noticed the Name “Tom” Gets a Bad Rap in Many Sayings?

Peeping Tom, Tom Cat, Tom Foolery, and more.

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Talking with a friend the other night about a guy she met online she said, “I can already tell he’s a Tom Cat.” What does that mean?

Using it as a verb it’s defined as:

Pursues women promiscuously for sexual…