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Pom
//pɑm// name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Port Moresby. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
Noun
- 1 An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, derogatory, mildly, slang
"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’."
- 2 Initialism of polyoxometalate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 3 Synonym of Pomeranian, a dog breed or a dog of this breed. informal
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of pom, an Englishman or Briton. Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, alt-of, derogatory, mildly, slang
- 5 a disparaging term for a British person wordnet
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- 6 A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
- 7 Initialism of Program Operation Mode. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of Project Object Model. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 10 Initialism of polyoxymethylene. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of pivaloyloxymethyl. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
A clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 1912 as rhyming slang for immigrant with additional reference to the likelihood of sunburn turning their skin pomegranate red. As a cocktail, originally American.
Etymology 2
A clipping of Pomeranian, q.v.
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