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pommie wash

pommie wash noun: a quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.

Noun

pommie wash (plural pommie washes)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, humorous, slang) A quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.

Forms of pommie wash

pluralpommie washes
alternative formpommy wash

Origin of pommie wash

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.

Questions about pommie wash

What does pommie wash mean?
Pommie wash means a quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.
What part of speech is pommie wash?
Pommie wash is a noun.
What is the plural of pommie wash?
The plural of pommie wash is pommie washes.

Words near pommie wash in the dictionary

  1. pommetée
  2. pommey
  3. pommie
  4. pommie basher
  5. pommie bashers
  6. pommie wash
  7. pommie washes
  8. Pommie-basher
  9. Pommie-bashers
  10. Pommier
  11. Pommiers

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