Todd
//tɑd// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A male fox.
"There's a lot of other bound todds here:"
- 2 Clipping of toddle. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
"“I’ve skipped my last train home and made my husband pick me up cos Trainline had me walking a mile in the dark on my todd from one station to another. Let alone strolling in a park in the dark!!”"
Proper Noun
- 1 An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname.
"Do I want this t-shirt with Todd H- of course I do!"
- 3 A river in the Northern Territory, Australia; named for early immigrant Alice Bell Todd (wife of astronomer Charles Todd).
- 4 A place in the United States:; A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Morgan County, Missouri; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.
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- 6 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Watauga County and Ashe County, North Carolina; named for American Civil War veteran Joseph Warren Todd.
- 7 A place in the United States:; A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
- 8 A place in the United States:; A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Example
More examples"Todd the squirrel, playing two stereos at once, claims to listen only to "double music.""
Etymology
The use of todd derives from the name Todd as a reference to Middle English tod (“fox”). The common term for a male fox, dog, could be confused for the gender-neutral term for a domesticated canine.
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