What does "dom" mean?
A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
Dom
/dɒm/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
- Grammar: dom is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: -hood, dominick, father.
- Usage evidence: They perform at Theatro Dom Pedro II all week.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
- 2 A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil.
- 3 A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
- 4 A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.
"Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners."
- 5 Initialism of date of marriage. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Domination.
- 7 A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.
- 8 A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.
- 9 Initialism of dirty old man. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 10 Initialism of dissolved organic matter. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 11 Acronym of Document Object Model. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs."
- 12 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.
- 13 Initialism of disk on module. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
- 1 To dominate. Internet, slang
"Nola is actually "Nurse Nola," a dominatrix who specializes in medical role playing. […] "After that," she continues, "I started domming, which I did for a long time, but have never liked much.""
Proper Noun
- 1 A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.
- 2 An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of dom. alt-of
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"They perform at Theatro Dom Pedro II all week."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "dom"?
Common synonyms include: -hood, dominick, father.
How do you use "dom" in a sentence?
They perform at Theatro Dom Pedro II all week.
How do you pronounce "dom"?
Pronounced /dɒm/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese dom. Doublet of domine, dominie, dominus, and don.
Etymology 3
Shortenings.
Etymology 4
From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus.
Etymology 5
From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom.
Etymology 6
Related to Rom and Lom.