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pommie wash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
pom-mie wash
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.

Australian usage; Colloquial; Humorous; Slang

Etymology

From pommie + wash. A jocular reference to the implied notion that English people wash less frequently than others, presumably due to being raised in a cold climate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pommie washes (plural) pommy wash (alternative)

Questions

What does pommie wash mean?
A quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.
Where does pommie wash come from?
From pommie + wash. A jocular reference to the implied notion that English people wash less frequently than others, presumably due to being raised in a cold climate.

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