pommy

pom·my

or pom·mie  (pŏm′ē)

n. pl. pom·mies Australian & New Zealand Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a British person, especially a recent immigrant.

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[Shortening and alteration of pomegranate, Pummy Grant, alterations of Jimmy Grant, probably rhyming alteration of immigrant.]

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pommy

or

pommie

n, pl -mies

(sometimes capital) slang a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English person. Sometimes shortened to: pom

[C20: of uncertain origin. Among a number of explanations are: (1) based on a blend of immigrant and pomegranate (alluding to the red cheeks of English immigrants); (2) from the abbreviation POME, Prisoner of Mother England (referring to convicts)]

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pom•my

or pom•mie

(ˈpɒm i)

also pom,

n., pl. pom•mies also poms.

usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, but sometimes it is merely a term of affectionate abuse. The context will usually show the intent, because the word may be used with various adjectives or in set phrases.

—n.

(often cap.) Usually Disparaging. (a term used in Australia and New Zealand to refer to a Briton, esp. one who is a recent immigrant.)

[1910–15; orig. obscure]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pommy - a disparaging term for a British person pom Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony New Zealand - an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery English person - a native or inhabitant of England

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Translations

pommy

[ˈpɒmɪ] (Australia) (pej)

A. ADJ → inglés

B. N → inglés/esa m/f

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pommy

n (Austral inf) → Engländer(in) m(f), → Tommy m (dated inf); pommy bastard → Scheißengländer m (inf)

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