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Pompey

name, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. historical
  2. 2
    The city of Portsmouth, England. slang

    "I think it is a libel, for I have yet to learn that West Country sailor-men are fonder of their victuals than those from 'Pompey' (Portsmouth), or 'Chats' (Chatham), or than Scotsmen, Irishmen, or Welshmen."

  3. 3
    A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France.
  4. 4
    Portsmouth Football Club. slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Pompey, anglicization of Latin Pompeius.

Etymology 2

From French Pompey; earliest attested name: Pompangio (896).

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