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TIM.

A nickname for the speaking clock.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/tɪm/
  1. A nickname for the speaking clock.

    UK
Where this word comes from

The service was originally reached in major cities by dialling the letters TIM (846) on a dial telephone.

noun/tɪm/
  1. Initialism of trans-identified male, referring to a trans woman.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · derogatory · initialism · offensive · uncountable
  2. Initialism of time interval meter.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  3. Initialism of triosephosphateisomerase.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · initialism · uncountable
  4. Abbreviation of time-in-minutes.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · uncountable
  5. Translocon on Inner cellular Membrane

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation. In the sense "trans-identified male", when applied to trans women by transphobes, perhaps influenced by the name Tim.

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