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Definitions for Pommy

[1] a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
[2] (sometimes capital) slang a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English person Sometimes shortened to: pom

Words nearby Pommy

pommel, pommel horse, pommelo, pommern, pommes frites, pommy, pommée, pomo, pomology, pomona, pomona glass

Origin of Pommy

First recorded in 1910–15; origin obscure; corroborating evidence for any of the numerous fanciful etymologies proposed for the word is so far lacking

Word origin for Pommy

C20: of uncertain origin. Among a number of explanations are: (1) based on a blend of immigrant and pomegranate (alluding to the red cheeks of English immigrants); (2) from the abbreviation POME, Prisoner of Mother England (referring to convicts)