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pom¹

  • /pɒm/ UK
  • /pɑm/ US
  • /pɔm/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɒm

Where it comes from

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.

noun poms · Pom

  1. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, derogatory, mildly, slang A native or inhabitant of England or the United Kingdom; an Englishman; a Briton. 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’.

    Similar: Briton and Englishman

  2. A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

POM²

noun POMs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of polyoxometalate
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Program Operation Mode
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Project Object Model
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of polyoxymethylene
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of pivaloyloxymethyl

Similar: Super POM

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Port Moresby

Pom³

Where it comes from

Clipping of Pomeranian, q.v.

noun Poms

  1. informal Synonym of Pomeranian, a dog breed or a dog of this breed.

    Similar: Pomeranian

Pom⁴

noun Poms

  1. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, derogatory, mildly, slang Alternative letter-case form of pom; a native or inhabitant of the England or the United Kingdom; an Englishman or Briton.

Pom⁵

proper noun

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pommy, ilo, shs, bom, edm, mop, dop, baum, boum, mde, mgp, pommie, pomegranate, pommy-basher, pommie-basher, pommie basher

noun

Similar: Super POM

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"pom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pom

Chicago

"pom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pom.

BibTeX
@misc{pom_2026,
  title = {pom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}