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dom

noun
/dɒm/UK/dɑm/US/dɔm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese dom. Doublet of domine, dominie, dominus, and don.

  1. derived from dominus
  2. derived from dom

Definitions

  1. A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

  2. Domination.

  3. To dominate.

    • Nola is actually "Nurse Nola," a dominatrix who specializes in medical role playing. […] "After that," she continues, "I started domming, which I did for a long time, but have never liked much."
  4. ›+ 15 more definitions

    1. A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil.

    2. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some…

      A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.

    3. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

    4. Alternative letter-case form of dom.

    5. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.

    6. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

    7. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or…

      A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.

      • Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners.

    8. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.

    9. A Middle Eastern Gypsy.

    10. Initialism of date of marriage.

    11. Initialism of dirty old man.

    12. Initialism of dissolved organic matter.

    13. Acronym of Document Object Model.

    14. 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.

    15. Initialism of disk on module.

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Derived

daddy dom, -dom, dom/me, dom drop, domme, dommy, Domward, hyperdom

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA