Meaning of Tom, Dick and Harry | Babel Free
Definitions
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Anybody or everybody; random or unknown people. plural, plural-only
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Three hypothetical customers, user personas, or similar constructs. plural, plural-only, uncommon
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
κάθε καρυδιάς καρύδι
Suomi
mattimeikäläinen
हिन्दी
रमदू फट्टू
Italiano
Tizio, Caio e Sempronio
Svenska
kreti och pleti
Examples
“every Tom, Dick and Harry”
“any Tom, Dick or Harry”
“We want the place to be accessible to any Tom, Dick or Harry that happens to find it.”
“Here is Tom, Jack, and Harry: Sing away, and doe not tarry. Merrily now let's sing, carouse, and tiple.”
“[…] and that there was no such Thing as Government in the World; and that Tom, Dick, and Harry, ay, every individual Man, Woman, and Child, had a Right to the whole World […]”
“Those whose nature it is to be rational will instinctively ask why and wherefore, and wrestle with themselves for an answer. But why every Tom, Dick and Harry should have the why and wherefore of the universe rammed into him, and should be allowed to draw the conclusion hence that he is the ideal person and responsible for the universe, I don't know.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.