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Definition of Pommy
1. Noun. A disparaging term for a British person.
Geographical relationships: Australia, Commonwealth Of Australia, New Zealand
Generic synonyms: English Person
Definition of Pommy
1. Noun. (Australia New Zealand South Africa derogatory) A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman. ¹
2. Adjective. (Australia New Zealand South Africa sometimes pejorative) English; British. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pommy
1. an immigrant from the British Isles [n POMMIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pommy
Literary usage of Pommy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fifty Contemporary One-act Plays by Frank Shay, Pierre Loving (1920)
"If only pommy would kiss me that way! FENTON. Say, you are a kidder. ... pommy is
the man I live with. FENTON. pommy? Who's pommy? FENTON. Your husband! ..."
2. Fifty Contemporary One-act Plays by Frank Shay, Pierre Loving (1920)
"pommy is the man I "live with. FENTON. pommy? Who's pommy?' FENTON. Your husband!
MARGARET. No, we just live together. You see, we don't believe in marriage ..."
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