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pommy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pom |
| Type of | english person |
Examples of pommy
pommy
In my younger years pommy cricketers didn't rate very highly in my affections.
From the guardian.co.uk
So they all talk either Ma Maison Irish or Rodeo Drive pommy.
From the time.com
Pommy is now 98 and we are very close.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Oh we have human rights in Australia because we are opening our doors to the second wave of pommy convicts fleeing a great example of a multicultural Fcuk-up.
From the independent.co.uk
In the lunchtime and recess bearpit of his high school 20 or more years ago, there was a feather-light, nerdish kid with a weird, sort-of-pommy accent called Tim Ferguson.
From the canberratimes.com.au
- A disparaging term for a British person
- Alternative names for the British include nicknames and terms, including affectionate ones, neutral ones, and derogatory ones to describe the British people.
- An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; English or British
- (pommys) Apples. (from French)
- Slang for a Briton; as derived from an excess of pomade, or for a florid complexion resembling pomegranate; also spelled pommie [nb: an alternative origin alleges a corrupt pronunciation of the abbreviation for Prisoner Of Mother England (POME)]
