pom (plural poms) (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
There are several folk etymologies for "pommy" or "pom". The best-documented of these is that "pommy" originated as a contraction of "pomegranate". According to this explanation, "pomegranate" was Australian rhyming slang for "immigrant" (like "Jimmy Grant").
It comes from Sydney Rhyming Slang. 'Pom' is short for 'pomegranate', which rhymes with 'immigrant'. It dates from a time when the majority of immigrants to Australia were from Britain, with the result that the word 'immigrant' was synonymous with 'British' in people's minds.
The phrase 'Pom' is a popular nickname for British people in Australia, but its origins have long been debated as well as if it is an offensive term. British immigrants arriving in Australia in the BBC's Ten Pound Poms (Photo: John Platt/BBC/Eleven)
(pi oʊ ɛm) or prescription only medicine. abbreviation. (Pharmaceutical: Administration) The abbreviation POM on the label of a medicine tells you that the medicine is only available if a doctor prescribes it. POMs are only available with a prescription issued by a doctor.
The most common explanation is that it's a reference to Australia's past as a convict colony. “Pom” is supposedly a bastardised acronym, meaning “prisoner of Mother England” or “prisoner of Her Majesty”.
or pommie (ˈpɒmɪ ) nounWord forms: plural -mies. (sometimes capital) slang, mainly derogatory. a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English person.
Brady was among more than one million Britons who migrated to Australia under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme between 1945 and 1982, known colloquially as “10-pound poms”.
Ten Pound Poms (or Ten Pound tourists) is a colloquial term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe British citizens who migrated to Australia and New Zealand after the Second World War.
The term 'Pom' for an Englishman is used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The common explanation is that it is derived from 'pomegranate' - saying the British have red cheeks or 'Prisoner of Her Majesty'.
The Winjin' Pom (the name is a pun on the "whinging pom", an Aussie expression used to refer to a person of British origin who constantly complains about things he has to face) caravan is famous not only for talking but also for flying, something which occurs several episodes in after a hijack by The Crows.
/ ˈpɒm i / PHONETIC RESPELLING. ? Post-College Level. noun, plural pom·mies.( often initial capital letter)Slang: Usually Disparaging.(in Australia and New Zealand) a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
Ozzie. Meaning: (Noun) An alternative way to spell and pronounce Aussie, also short for Australian.
People from Australia call their homeland “Oz;” a phonetic abbreviation of the country's name, which also harkens to the magical land from L. Frank Baum's fantasy tale.
Children born in Australia, with a birth certificate issued in Australia, are not automatically Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents. To be an Australian citizen, at least one parent must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia at the time of the child's birth.
The whinging poms
On arriving after a six-week voyage, many of the Brits found that the reality didn't quite match up to the advertisements back home.
The Ten Pound Poms was the name given to the million Brits people who emigrated to Australia under a government scheme between 1945 to 1972. The long sea voyage cost them ten pounds. They were promised jobs and better weather - and the attractions haven't changed much.
The Ten Pound Poms scheme itself attracted a staggering total of more than one million migrants from the British Isles between 1945 and 1972.
Written by Shane Atkinson, Poms is inspired by senior citizen squads like the Sun City Poms — a cheerleading squad from the Sun City Retirement home in Arizona, all of whose members are over 55 years old.
James Cook was the first recorded explorer to land on the east coast in 1770. He had with him maps showing the north, west and south coasts based on the earlier Dutch exploration.
Sparkys are extremely important professionals in Australia as well as in other countries around the world. Their job is to install and repair systems of wiring and other electrical equipment used for both commercial and residential applications.
Meaning of pompom in English. a small ball of yarn or other material used as a decoration, especially on the top of a hat: I had a white sweater and a maroon hat with a white pompom.
pompom in British English
(ˈpɒmpɒm ) or pompon (ˈpɒmpɒn ) noun. 1. a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration.
After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as 'New Holland'.
Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. In October 1786, the British government appointed Arthur Phillip captain of the HMS Sirius, and commissioned him to establish an agricultural work camp there for British convicts.