tum-tum
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tum-tum¹
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps onomatopoeia (of hooves or footfalls); compare tuk-tuk. Perhaps from tandem.
noun tum-tums · tum tum · tumtum
- A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle. An optimistic old man was our driver; he needed all his optimism too, for his tum-tum was one of the most rickety I've seen , and his little pony very tiny. The balance of this vehicle was most important; we had to sit in certain definite positions ...
tum-tum²
Where it comes from
Borrowed fom Twi Akan tumtum (“mashed green bananas”). Compare Sranan Tongo tonton (“mashed plantain dumpling”).
noun tum tum · tumtum
- A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain in a wooden mortar until it is soft.
tum-tum³
Where it comes from
Reduplication of tum, a shortened form of tummy.
noun tum-tums · tum tum · tumtum
- Stomach. Can't eat - my tum-tum's hurting.
- Abdomen. The dog likes having its tum-tum rubbed.
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