单词 | pommy |
释义 | Word Frequency pommy or pommie (ˈpɒmɪ) nounWord forms: plural -mies (sometimes capital) slang a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English person Sometimes shortened to: pomWord origin C20: of uncertain origin. Among a number of explanations are: (1) based on a blendof immigrant and pomegranate (alluding to the red cheeks of English immigrants); (2) from the abbreviation POME, Prisoner of Mother England (referring to convicts) |
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