dom meaning (slang): definition, etymology and quotations

dom

verbalso spelled DOM, Dom

UK /dɒm/ · US /dɑm/

Etymology Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.

BDSM, Games, Gaming, Lifestyle, Sexuality Internet, Slang 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."2006, Bitch: feminist response to pop culture, numbers 31-34:

DOM

noun

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of date of marriage.

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of dirty old man.

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of dissolved organic matter.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Acronym Acronym of Document Object Model.

The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs.2000 October 8, David Steuber, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet):

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of disk on module.

Derived terms: DOM tree, shadow DOM
Related terms: SAX

dom

noun

Etymology Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.

BDSM, Lifestyle, Sexuality A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

BDSM, Lifestyle, Sexuality Domination.

Derived terms: daddy dom, -dom, dom/me, dom drop, domme, dommy, Domward, hyperdom

dom

noun

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

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

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

Related terms: donzel, dom palm, non-dom

Dom

noun

Etymology From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus.

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

A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

Dom

noun

Etymology From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom.

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.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 2:

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