tomato:

1. Term of endearment for an attractive woman . Obsolescent; like all terms of endearment based on food, it implies the woman in question is perceived as a sex-object , something to be enjoyed or eaten.

QUOTE: The Girl (Marilyn Monroe) introduces herself to Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) in The Seven Year Itch (1955) as the person who just dropped a potted tomato plant on his lounge chair: ' I'm the tomato from upstairs .'

2. A woman perceived as sexually accessible, hence promiscuous . See playgirl for synonyms.

3. A camp version of the word tomorrow. ' See you tomato .'

4. Casual term, now obsolescent, for the face . Cute tomato, an attractive face . Spoiled tomato , an ugly face or one with a sour expression.

See Also: love apples, tomato

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