The most common explanation is that it's a reference to Australia's past as a convict colony. “Pom” is supposedly a bastardised acronym, meaning “prisoner of Mother England” or “prisoner of Her Majesty”.
pom. A British person, especially one from England. (Originally applied to an immigrant from the British Isles.) The word pom has its origin in wordplay. An early, derisory term for an immigrant in Australia was the rhyming slang jimmygrant (sometimes written as Jimmy Grant), recorded in 1844.
One attractive explanation claims the letters 'POME' or 'POHM' were stamped on the clothing of British prisoners in the late 1800's, as an acronym of 'Prisoner of Mother England' or 'Prisoner Of Her Majesty.
' As a nation the Australians rarely use polysyllables when one will do and so pom became the pejorative name for a newly-arrived British immigrant. The Anzac Book of 1916 supported this theory, attributing 'Pom' as an abbreviation of pomegranate.
(pi oʊ ɛm) or prescription only medicine. abbreviation. (Pharmaceutical: Administration) The abbreviation POM on the label of a medicine tells you that the medicine is only available if a doctor prescribes it. POMs are only available with a prescription issued by a doctor.
pompom in British English
1. a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration. 2. a. the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum.
pom′pom girl′, a female cheerleader, as for a football team, whose routines often include the waving of large flowerlike clusters or streamers resembling pompoms.
[ pom-ee ] show ipa. noun,plural pom·mies.( often initial capital letter)Slang: Usually Disparaging.(in Australia and New Zealand) a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
“Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
The Winjin' Pom (the name is a pun on the "whinging pom", an Aussie expression used to refer to a person of British origin who constantly complains about things he has to face) caravan is famous not only for talking but also for flying, something which occurs several episodes in after a hijack by The Crows.
What is a 'Pom'? “Pom” is a long-running nickname from Australia and New Zealand to describe British people, and as a term it's been subject to various debates: its origins and if it is offensive. The term is more than 100 years old.
Ten Pound Poms (or Ten Pound tourists) is a colloquial term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe British citizens who migrated to Australia and New Zealand after the Second World War.
One of the most infamous Australian idiosyncrasies is the word for flip flop: the 'thong'.
Known as the Ten Pound Poms, this mass exodus was a scheme devised by the Australian and British Governments in order to help populate Australia. An assisted passage scheme, established and operated by the Australian Government, attracted over one million British migrants between 1945 and 1972.
Although “ pom” (especially whinging pom) originally only applied to Englishmen who had newly emigrated to Australia, it's now used to refer to Britons in general. Australians can be called Aussies, Ozzies or more formally antipodeans. The term “wild colonial boys” (after the eponymous ballad) has fallen into disuse.
Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony.
Let's start with the most common, most well-known, and most quintessentially Australian slang term for girls: Sheila. While everywhere else in the English-speaking world, Sheila is a specific person's name, in Australia it can be used to refer to any woman or girl.
pommie wash (plural pommie washes) (humorous, Australia, colloquial, slang) A quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.
1. : an ornamental ball or tuft used especially on clothing, caps, or costumes. 2. : a handheld usually brightly colored fluffy ball flourished by cheerleaders. pom-pom.
Pom dance is an energetic and dynamic style of dance that places emphasis on precise and synchronised arm movements, formations, jumps, and skills. It is characterised by its use of poms, which dancers hold in their hands throughout the routine.
In the game, it was never clearly stated whether Pom-Pom was male or female, but the in-game characters, including Pom-Pom, would simply refer to the conductor using they/them pronouns.
Compared with tassels and jeweled trinkets, the pompom was an economically sound embellishment, as it could be scrapped together with leftover yarn. Finally, sailors used to wear hats with pompoms on them to protect them from bumping their heads in tight spaces or when the seas were rough.
A domestic fowl; a chicken. Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) 'a chicken; a fowl' which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.