Meaning of pom | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of Pomeranian, a dog breed or a dog of this breed.
   informal
2. Alternative letter-case form of pom, an Englishman or Briton.
   Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, alt-of, derogatory, mildly, slang
3. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
4. An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
   Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, derogatory, mildly, slang
5. Initialism of polyoxometalate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
6. Abbreviation of Port Moresby.
   abbreviation, alt-of
7. A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
8. Initialism of Program Operation Mode.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
9. Initialism of Project Object Model.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
10. Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
11. Initialism of polyoxymethylene.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
12. Initialism of pivaloyloxymethyl.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I could see more than mere humour in car stickers that read ‘Grow your own Dope: Plant a Pom’ ... ‘Keep Australia Beautiful: Shoot a Pom’.”

“The prize for being Australia′s original pom goes to the enterprising pirate William Dampier, who made the first investigations ashore about 40 years after Tasman and nearly 100 years before Cook.”

“At one stage a group called British People Against Racial Discrimination complained to the Advertising Standards Board in Australia about an advert for Tooheys beer that claimed it was ‘cold enough to scare a Pom’.”

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