Tommyrot
/ˈtɒm.i.rɒt/noun
Nonsense or foolish talk; rubbish.
Did you know?Despite sounding like a secret code, tommyrot is just a 19th-century slang term, and its first element may be a playful use of the common name Tommy rather than a hidden occult root.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
English
tommyrot
“Slang for foolish nonsense or trashy talk”
19th Century
English
tommy
“A familiar name used in slang and colloquial expressions, often as a generic stand-in for an ordinary man”
19th Century
English
rot
“Nonsense; empty talk; rubbish”
Modern English
English
tommyrot
“Nonsense or foolish talk”