verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈtomˌcatted or ˈtomˌcatting
2. Slang
to be sexually promiscuous
said of a man
Word origin
see Tom
tomcat in American English
(ˈtɑmˌkæt) (verb-catted, -catting)
noun
1.
a male cat
2. slang
a woman-chaser
intransitive verb
3. slang(of a man) (often fol. by around)
to pursue women in order to make sexual conquests
He tomcatted around before settling down
Word origin
[1750–60; Tom + cat1]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Yankee, permeability, quartz, summation, totem