pommy, pom
(noun) a disparaging term for a British person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
POM (countable and uncountable, plural POMs)
(chemistry) Initialism of polyoxometalate.
(computing) Initialism of Project Object Model.
(countable, medicine) Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication.
(organic compound) Initialism of polyoxymethylene.
Initialism of pivaloyloxymethyl.
• MOP, MPO, OPM, PMO, mop
Australian from 1912. Shortening of pomegranate, rhyming slang for immigrant (“imme-granate”), with additional reference to the fact that the harsh Australian sun could turn British immigrants' skin pomegranate red.
pom (plural poms)
(Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, pejorative) An Englishman, a Briton; a person of British descent.
Synonyms: Brit, limey
The use of this word to refer to a British person is a racial slur. There has been lots of debate on the subject, but it is taken as a term of offence by those at whom it is directed.
Shortening of pomegranate.
pom (plural poms)
(cocktail) An American alcoholic drink containing vodka and pomegranate juice.
• MOP, MPO, OPM, PMO, mop
Shortening.
Pom (plural Poms)
(informal) A Pomeranian dog.
• MOP, MPO, OPM, PMO, mop
Source: Wiktionary
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
