POMMY


Meaning of POMMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or Pom·mie ˈpä-mē

( plural Pommies )

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from pomegranate, alteration of Jimmy Grant, rhyming slang for immigrant

Date: 1912

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.