(also Pommie )
■ noun ( plural Pommies ) Austral./NZ informal, often derogatory a British person.
Origin
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin; said by some to be short for pomegranate , as a near rhyme to immigrant .
(also Pommie )
■ noun ( plural Pommies ) Austral./NZ informal, often derogatory a British person.
Origin
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin; said by some to be short for pomegranate , as a near rhyme to immigrant .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004