pommy

Definitions


[ˈpɒmi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- British
(e.g: a Pommy accent)


Phrases:
- as dry as a Pommy's towel
- as full as a Pommy complaint box

Origin:
early 20th century: apparently a shortening of pomegranate, rhyming slang for ‘immigrant’


[ˈpɒmi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a British person


Phrases:
- as dry as a Pommy's towel
- as full as a Pommy complaint box

Origin:
early 20th century: apparently a shortening of pomegranate, rhyming slang for ‘immigrant’




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