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pom

UK/pɒm/ US/pɑm/ uncommon informal slang

noun

1.

a disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand

Synonyms

Origin

A clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 1912 as rhyming slang for immigrant with additional reference to the likelihood of sunburn turning their skin pomegranate red. As a cocktail, originally American.

Phrases

  • ten pound pom

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