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Pommy has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a disparaging term for a British person

2

A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.

Adjective
1

English; British.

2

Alternative form of pommee

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
English person

Origin

The word "pommy" comes from the Australian slang term "pom," which was first recorded in 1912, combined with the diminutive suffix "-y." It originally served as a nickname for a person from Britain or Ireland.

Rhyming Words
ammy emmy immy jemmy bammy lemmy remmy bimmy dimmy himmy jimmy kimmy dommy mommy tommy bummy cummy dummy gummy lummy
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