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* The verb '''to Tom and Jerry''' means "to engage in riotous behavior". |
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* A '''[[Tom and Jerry (cocktail)|Tom and Jerry]]''' is a drink. |
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* The name '''Tom and Jerry''' was also used for a British mixed drink and for an American punch: an [[egg nog]] spiked with brandy and rum and served hot, usually in a mug. An early bartender's guide ''How to Mix Drinks'' ([[1862]]) was credited to "Jerry Thomas". |
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Revision as of 14:48, 30 August 2004
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tom and Jerry.
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The phrase Tom and Jerry has a several meanings:
- Tom and Jerry was a series of cartoons featuring a hapless cat (Tom) endlessly chasing a clever mouse (Jerry).
- Tom and Jerry was the original stage name of folk duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
- Tom and Jerry was a pairing of names from Pierce Egan's Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom. Egan was a noted chronicler of London low life of the Regency Period (1810-1820), when the rich young bucks of London like Tom and Jerry were notorious for roistering in the streets, breaking windows, and assaulting passers-by.
- A Tom and Jerry shop was a low beer hall in the 19th century, a name derived both from Egan's work and from the older name Jerry shop that predated Egan.
- The verb to Tom and Jerry means "to engage in riotous behavior".
- A Tom and Jerry is a drink.