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adjective

• on one's own. Origin: Rhyming slang - Jack Jones.
  • See more words with the same meaning: on (one's) own.

  Last edited on Jan 07 1997. Submitted by D. Fisher from London, Greater London, UK on Jan 07 1997.

noun

• stupid person; DIMWIT, MORON.
  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Jan 07 1997. Submitted by D. Fisher from London, Greater London, UK on Jan 07 1997.

origin

• Derived from the phrase "Dim as a Toc H lamp." ("Dim" meaning unintelligent - see dim.)
  
  Toc H is a Christian Service club created in 1915 during the First World War. Each Branch or unit of Toc H may be issued with a lamp which can be used for the traditional "ceremony of light" at meetings. The small wick gives off a dim light. (Source: Wikipedia).

  Last edited on Oct 07 2009. Submitted by D. Fisher from London, Greater London, UK on Jan 07 1997.