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Tom and Jerry

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Meaning · English

Types of the roystering young man about town; from Pierce Egan's Life m London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loại người trẻ tuổi ưa thích tiệc tùng

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Tom and Jerry” mean?

Types of the roystering young man about town; from Pierce Egan's Life m London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq.

Is “Tom and Jerry” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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