TOM O'BEDLAM


Meaning of TOM O'BEDLAM in English

-əˈbedləm noun

( plural tom o'bedlams )

Usage: usually capitalized T&B

Etymology: Tom (nickname for Thomas ) + o' + Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, England, an insane asylum — more at bedlam

: a wandering mendicant either mad or feigning to be so : bedlamite

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