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What is a pom slang?

pom (plural poms) (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.

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See also: POM, Pom, pòm, ром , and Ром

English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

( Briton or Englishman ) : Pom

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

A clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 1912[1][2] as rhyming slang for immigrant with additional reference to the likelihood of sunburn turning their skin pomegranate red. As a cocktail, originally American.

Noun [ edit ]

pom (plural poms)

( Australia , New Zealand , South Africa , mildly slang mildly derogatory ) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. 1987 , Linda Christmas, The Ribbon and the Ragged Square: An Australian Journey , page 27, I could see more than mere humour in car stickers that read ‘Grow your own Dope: Plant a Pom ’ ... ‘Keep Australia Beautiful: Shoot a Pom ’. , Linda Christmas, , page 27, 1989 , Tony Wheeler, Australia: A Travel Survival Kit , Lonely Planet, page 10, The prize for being Australia′s original pom goes to the enterprising pirate William Dampier, who made the first investigations ashore about 40 years after Tasman and nearly 100 years before Cook. , Tony Wheeler, , Lonely Planet, page 10, 2008, Lawrence Booth, Cricket, Lovely Cricket?, page 214, At one stage a group called British People Against Racial Discrimination complained to the Advertising Standards Board in Australia about an advert for Tooheys beer that claimed it was ‘cold enough to scare a Pom’. ( cocktail ) A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

Usage notes [ edit ]

Whether pom, pommy, &c. constitute an ethnic or racial slur has been much debated within the Commonwealth; unquestionably, it is considered offensive to at least some Britons.

Synonyms [ edit ]

( An Englishman or Briton ) : See Briton and Englishman

Derived terms [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ 1998, Roger Robinson, Nelson Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, page 445. , Roger Robinson, Nelson Wattie, ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22378819

Anagrams [ edit ]

Aromanian [ edit ]

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Alternative forms [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin pōmus. Compare Daco-Romanian pom.

Noun [ edit ]

pom m (plural ponj)

Related terms [ edit ]

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Catalan [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin pōmum.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

pom m (plural poms)

bunch, bouquet ramell pommel, knob, doorknob A scent-bottle with a rounded shape. ( botany ) pome ( historical ) orb ( golden ball symbolising royal power ) globus món

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

“pom” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Ladino [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun [ edit ]

pom (Latin spelling)

Mauritian Creole [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From French pomme.

Noun [ edit ]

pom

References [ edit ]

Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin pōmus. Compare Aromanian, Romanian pom.

Noun [ edit ]

pom m

See also [ edit ]

Rade [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from French pompe.

Verb [ edit ]

pom

to pump

Romanian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”), from *h₂epo (“off”) + *h₁em- (“take”). See pōmum.

Noun [ edit ]

pom m (plural pomi)

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of pom singular plural indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation nominative/accusative (un) pom pomul (niște) pomi pomii genitive/dative (unui) pom pomului (unor) pomi pomilor vocative pomule pomilor

Related terms [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

White Hmong [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *bu̯ət (“to see”). Cognate with Iu Mien buatc.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

pom

to see to tattle

References [ edit ]

en.wiktionary.org - pom - Wiktionary
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