TOMMY ATKINS


Meaning of TOMMY ATKINS in English

-ˈatkə̇nz noun

( plural tommy atkins )

Usage: usually capitalized T&A

Etymology: from Thomas Atkins, fictitious name used as model in official blank forms for private soldiers

: a white soldier of the British Army ; collectively : such soldiers

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