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Inflections of 'pommy' (n): npl: pommies

pom•my n., pl. -mies. (often cap.) [Usually Disparaging.](in Australia and New Zealand)

Slang Termsa British person, esp. one who is a recent immigrant.

Also, pom′mie, pom.

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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pommy, pommie /ˈpɒmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)

(sometimes capital) slang chiefly derogatory a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English personSometimes shortened to: pom

Etymology: 20th Century: 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)

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