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pom
UK /pɒm/ US /pɑm/
noun 9name 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
beautiful, beautiful, original
VERB + POM
plant
POM + NOUN
australia
Definitions
noun
1
An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
I could see more than mere humour in car stickers that read ‘Grow your own Dope: Plant a Pom’ ... ‘Keep Australia Beautiful: Shoot a Pom’.
The prize for being Australia′s original pom goes to the enterprising pirate William Dampier, who made the first investigations ashore about 40 years after Tasman and nearly 100 years before Cook.
2
A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
noun
1
Initialism of polyoxometalate.
2
Initialism of Program Operation Mode.
3
Initialism of Project Object Model.
4
Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication.
5
Initialism of polyoxymethylene.
name
1
Abbreviation of Port Moresby.
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Synonyms
noun — a disparaging term for a British person
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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I could see more than mere humour in car stickers that read ‘Grow your own Dope: Plant a Pom’ ... ‘Keep Australia Beautiful: Shoot a Pom’.
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The prize for being Australia′s original pom goes to the enterprising pirate William Dampier, who made the first investigations ashore about 40 years after Tasman and nearly 100 years before Cook.
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At one stage a group called British People Against Racial Discrimination complained to the Advertising Standards Board in Australia about an advert for Tooheys beer that claimed it was ‘cold enough to
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