What does 'Pom, pommy, pommie' mean in Australia?
Australian slang 'Pom, pommy, pommie' meaning?
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'Pom, pommy, pommie' meaning
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Hoppo
{Also: Pom; Pommie; Pommy; Pohmmy; Pohmmie} A term used by Australians when referring to English people. Read more here.
Eddie
The examples quotes are incorrect, as they are examples of acronyms which did not come into existence until the 20th Century. ‘POMs’ are called so because the pale skinned English convicts transported to Australia were so unused to the harsh sunlight that their skin went as red as a pomengranate.
Example: Example? 'Look at that bloody pohm, he's spent too long in the sun'
Jeff
Derogatory slang for an English person living in England. The word comes from the acronym P.O.M.E., which stands for Prisoner of Mother England, originating from Australia and New Zealand, both being English colonies. The word is actively used by most of the Australian and New Zealand public, which contradicts what most arrogant Australians claim – that it is their word. But then, the thiefs stole ‘Digger’ as well from the Kiwis, though most would swear the opposite.
Example: Hey, there's that stupid Pom on the telly!
Stoner
an Englishman • See the complaint about “Pom” etc.
Scumbag6988
pronounced “pomm-ee” Originally an acronym for the status of inmates sent to Australia: ‘Prisoner of Mother England’. At first used by the English to describe Australians (as anyone Australian must, obviously, have come from prison), now in a strange refersal used by Australians to designate anyone from England.
Example: Oid loik ta waelcum tha pome baastud ta god's awn eu-uth, and ta remoind him we deown't loik stack-ap sticky beeks reound hee.
Australian slang. see pompommybastard Derogatory term. Very effective at upsetting Englishmen during a cricket tour of Australia. Frequently appears in major Australian newspapers during these tours.
{Also: Pom; Pommie; Pommy; Pohmmy; Pohmmie} A term used by Australians when referring to English people. Read more here.
The examples quotes are incorrect, as they are examples of acronyms which did not come into existence until the 20th Century. ‘POMs’ are called so because the pale skinned English convicts transported to Australia were so unused to the harsh sunlight that their skin went as red as a pomengranate.
Derogatory slang for an English person living in England. The word comes from the acronym P.O.M.E., which stands for Prisoner of Mother England, originating from Australia and New Zealand, both being English colonies. The word is actively used by most of the Australian and New Zealand public, which contradicts what most arrogant Australians claim – that it is their word. But then, the thiefs stole ‘Digger’ as well from the Kiwis, though most would swear the opposite.
an Englishman • See the complaint about “Pom” etc.
pronounced “pomm-ee” Originally an acronym for the status of inmates sent to Australia: ‘Prisoner of Mother England’. At first used by the English to describe Australians (as anyone Australian must, obviously, have come from prison), now in a strange refersal used by Australians to designate anyone from England.
Pommy bastard; an Englishman (see also ‘bastard’)
Australian slang. see pompommybastard Derogatory term. Very effective at upsetting Englishmen during a cricket tour of Australia. Frequently appears in major Australian newspapers during these tours.