OZDIC

pommy

UK /ˈpɒmi/ US /ˈpɒmi/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.

Though Sir Oswald had taken on enough London veneer to be sneered at as a pommy in certain Australian circles, he had never acquired the high-class Englishman′s apparent equanimity or indifference before the prospect of cuckolding.

Rhona nodded her agreement. ‘That′s a very interesting answer from a new Aussie – and a Pommy into the bargain,’ she added.

adj

1

English; British.

A gleam of humour, a moment of beautiful pommy arrogance.

That is, of course, until Australian movie stars like Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman proved that they could sell tickets in the West End so long as they could play at being what Rees calls a ‘movie siren’ with a convincing ‘fake pommy accent’.

adj

1

Alternative form of pommee (“having round shapes on the extremities”).

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