Tim

//tɪm// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Catholic. Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
  2. 2
    Initialism of trans-identified male, referring to a trans woman. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, offensive, uncountable
  3. 3
    A supporter of the Scottish football team Celtic F.C.. slang
  4. 4
    Initialism of time interval meter. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of triosephosphateisomerase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of time-in-minutes. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Translocon on Inner cellular Membrane countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given names Timothy or Timon (rare).

    "Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan is stepping down effective immediately as the bank struggles to overcome a litany of scandals."

  2. 2
    A nickname for the speaking clock. British

Synonyms

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feniant-i-mt.i.m.

Antonyms

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tif

Example

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"Tim is a huge fan of satirical comedy."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The service was originally reached in major cities by dialling the letters TIM (846) on a dial telephone.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation. In the sense "trans-identified male", when applied to trans women by transphobes, perhaps influenced by the name Tim.

Related phrases

Tampon TimTim Hortons1 tim2 timgiven namespeaking clock

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