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What does every Tom **** and Harry mean? ?
I was just wondering where did that phrase came from or originated from? I always here people use it
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 month ago
It is so old there is no historical record of it's true origin
- Anonymous1 month ago
Not what 'every John Thomas and Harry D i c k' means, though one could use it as a synecdoche to mean exactly what 'every Tom, D i c k, and Harry' means, like, 'I asked every Tom, D i c k and Harry in there if he'd...' and 'I asked every John Thomas and Harry D i c k in there if he'd...' would mean the same thing, albeit possibly with different effect, like maybe 'there' is a men's changing room.
- megalomaniacLv 71 month ago
It's an old British saying. It's basically just three common English informal names used to mean any random person.
- Anonymous1 month ago
It is a term for anybody/everybody.
