tam

[ tam ]

noun

1. tam-o'-shanter.

tam

/ tæm /

noun

1. short for tam-o'-shanter

Word History and Origins

Origin of tam¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Without the qui tam, the federal government often would never find out about the fraud at all.

From Los Angeles Times

Both Threads and X have launched misinformation tams to deal with information on the upcoming election.

From Washington Times

Keeping her fingernails cut short, Mr. Beane made tams, turbans, panamas, sailors and cloches.

From Washington Post

In this generally sporting tam toss of a memoir, such an assertion lands with the soft plunk of sanctimony.

From New York Times

But those lawsuits, known as qui tam actions, don’t substitute private citizens for the government.

From Washington Post

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