pommy
/ˈpɒmi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Derogatory
adj
English; British.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Derogatory
adj
Alternative form of pommee (“having round shapes on the extremities”).
Example Sentences
- "Though Sir Oswald had taken on enough London veneer to be sneered at as a pommy in certain Australian circles, he had never acquired the high-class Englishman′s apparent equanimity or indifference before the prospect of cuckolding."
- "Rhona nodded her agreement. ‘That′s a very interesting answer from a new Aussie – and a Pommy into the bargain,’ she added."
- "During one of these acts of bravery by the English pilots I saw a great big tough Aussie with tears of frustration streaming down his face. He was shouting, ‘You magnificent, stupid Pommy bastard!’"
- "A gleam of humour, a moment of beautiful pommy arrogance."
- "That is, of course, until Australian movie stars like Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman proved that they could sell tickets in the West End so long as they could play at being what Rees calls a ‘movie siren’ with a convincing ‘fake pommy accent’."
- "athol wrote:[…]> IIRC, "hood lining" is the more pommy terminology. :-)"