pom

pom

See also: POM, Pom, pòm, ром, and Ром

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒm/

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• Rhymes: -ɒm

Etymology 1

Australian from 1912.[1][2] Shortening of pomegranate, rhyming slang for immigrant (“imme-granate”), with additional reference to the fact that the harsh Australian sun could turn British immigrants' skin pomegranate red.

Noun

pom (plural poms)

1. (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, sometimes pejorative) 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’.

   • 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.

   • 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’.

Usage notes

The use of this word to refer to a British person is considered by some to be pejorative or offensive. The word is, however, used by many Australians and some British people as a neutral or even an affirmative term.

Synonyms

• (British person): Brit, limey

Derived terms

• pommy
• ten pound pom
• whinging pom

See also

• kiwi
• pompom
• Yank
• Wikipedia article on Alternative words for British

References

1. 1998, Roger Robinson, Nelson Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, page 445.
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22378819

Etymology 2

Shortening of pomegranate.

Noun

pom (plural poms)

1. (cocktail) An American alcoholic drink containing vodka and pomegranate juice.

Anagrams

• MOP, MPO, OPM, PMO, mop

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• pomu

Etymology

From Latin pōmus. Compare Romanian pom.

Noun

pom m (plural ponj)

1. fruit tree
2. fruit

Related terms

• poamã
• pumet
• pumãrii

See also

• arburi
• fructu

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Interlingue

Noun

pom

1. apple

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Ladino

Noun

pom ? (Latin spelling)

1. apple

Synonyms

• mansana

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French pomme

Noun

pom

1. apple

References

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

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Rade

Etymology

Borrowed from French pompe.

Verb

pom

1. to pump

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Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

pom m (plural pomi)

1. fruit tree

Declension

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

• poamă
• pomet
• pomar

See also

• copac
• arbore

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White Hmong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒ˩̰ˀ/

Verb

pom

1. to see
2. to tattle

References

• Sue Murphy Mote, Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land →ISBN, 2004)