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tammy¹

  • /ˈtami/ UK

Rhymes with -æmi

Where it comes from

Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

noun tammies · tamin · tamine · taminy

  1. countable, uncountable A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

tammy²

  • /ˈtami/ UK

Rhymes with -æmi

Where it comes from

From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

noun tammies

  1. alternative, archaic Alternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”).

verb tammies · tammying · tammied

  1. transitive To strain through a tammy.

tammy³

  • /ˈtami/ UK

Rhymes with -æmi

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of tammy shanter.

noun tammies

  1. A tam o’shanter hat.

Tammy⁴

  • /ˈtæmi/

Rhymes with -æmi

Where it comes from

A diminutive of Tamsin and Tamara, later also used for new names beginning with Tam such as Tamika and Tamiya.

proper noun Tammi · Tammie

  1. A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. Wish I knew if he knew What I'm dreaming of Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tam, tame, tamin, tamine, tabby, tamis, terry, tamise, worsted, woolsey, waterwork, toilinette, tabby cat, kerseymere, taffeta, woolly

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"tammy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tammy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tammy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tammy

Chicago

"tammy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tammy.

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@misc{tammy_2026,
  title = {tammy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tammy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}