pom
pom · poms
An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descentAn Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
UK/pɒm/US/pɑm/
Значення
значень: 2(Австралія, Нова Зеландія, Південна Африка, зневажливе, mildly, сленг)An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
a disparaging term for a British person
A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
Походження
A clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 191A 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.
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Форми
множина: pomsСиноніми
синонімів: 2An Englishman or Briton:Briton and Englishman
Близькі за значенням
- a disparaging term for a British person:pommy