Pommy


Pom·my

noun \ˈpä-mē\
plural Pommies

Definition of POMMY

Australian & New Zealand usually disparaging
: briton; especially : an English immigrant

Variants of POMMY

Pom·my or Pom·mie \ˈpä-mē\

Origin of POMMY

by shortening & alteration from pomegranate, alteration of Jimmy Grant, rhyming slang for immigrant
First Known Use: 1912

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