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tom⋅my⋅rot

  [tom-ee-rot]
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–noun
nonsense; utter foolishness.
Origin:
1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool ) + rot

Synonyms:
bosh, rot, rubbish, balderdash.
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tom·my·rot   (tŏm'ē-rŏt')   
n.   Informal
Utter foolishness; nonsense.

[Dialectal tommy, fool (from Tommy, nickname for Thomas) + rot.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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tommyrot 
1884, from tommy in sense of "a simpleton" (1829), dim. of Tom (as in tomfool) + rot.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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