pom
UK/pɒm/US/pɑm/
pom noun: an Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
Noun (1)
pom (plural poms)
- An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
- I could see more than mere humour in car stickers that read ‘Grow your own Dope: Plant a Pom’ ... ‘Keep Australia Beautiful: Shoot a Pom’.1987, Linda Christmas, The Ribbon and the Ragged Square: An Australian Journey, page 27
- The prize for being Australia′s original pom goes to the enterprising pirate William Dampier, who made the first investigations ashore about 40 years after Tasman and nearly 100 years before Cook.1989, Tony Wheeler, Australia: A Travel Survival Kit, Lonely Planet, page 10
- Synonyms:
- Briton and Englishman
- A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
Noun (2) capitalized: POM
POM (countable and uncountable, plural POMs)
- Initialism of polyoxometalate.
- Initialism of Program Operation Mode.
- Initialism of Project Object Model.
- Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication.
- Initialism of polyoxymethylene.
- Initialism of pivaloyloxymethyl.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: POM
POM
- Abbreviation of Port Moresby.
Noun (3) capitalized: Pom
Pom (plural Poms)
- Synonym of Pomeranian, a dog breed or a dog of this breed.
- Synonyms:
- Pomeranian
Noun (4) capitalized: Pom
Pom (plural Poms)
- Alternative letter-case form of pom, an Englishman or Briton.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Pom
Pom
- An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
pom meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
pom in Hindi
- पोम, पॉम
pom in Marathi
- पोम, पॉम
pom in Urdu
- پوم
pom in Bengali
- পোম
More languagesFewer languages
- pom in Telugu
- పోమ్, పొమ్
- pom in Malayalam
- പോം, പോമ്
- pom in Kannada
- ಪೋಮ್, ಪೊಮ್
- pom in Punjabi
- ਪੋਮ, ਪੌਮ, ਪੋਂਮ
- pom in Gujarati
- પોમ, પોમ્
- pom in Odia
- ପୋମ୍, ପୋମ
- pom in Nepali
- पोम, पोम्
Synonyms of pom
- Briton and Englishman
- Pomeranian
- Super POM
Forms of pom
| plural | poms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Pom |
| plural | POMs |
| plural | Poms |
Origin of pom
A 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.
A clipping of Pomeranian, q.v.
Words formed from pom
Phrases with pom
Words that rhyme with pom
Questions about pom
- What does pom mean?
- Pom means an Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
- What is pom in Hindi?
- Pom in Hindi is पोम, पॉम. See Pom meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pom?
- Pom can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pom?
- Pom is pronounced /pɒm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pom?
- The plural of pom is poms.
Words near pom in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pom (page history and authors); POM (page history and authors); Pom (page history and authors); pom (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pom (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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