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Pommie

//pɒmi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    English; British. Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, derogatory, not-comparable, sometimes

    "See citations at pommy."

Noun
  1. 1
    An English immigrant; a pom. Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, colloquial, pejorative, sometimes

    "“It′ll be a long time before I do that,” the pilot said grimly. “She′s my Queen as well as yours, you know. I′m not a bloody Pommie.”[…]“Too right, it′s difficult,” the Australian said. And then he added, “All Pommies aren′t bloody. I used that as a kind of figure of speech.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912.

Etymology 2

From pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912.

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