pom

plural poms · alternative Pom

1. AustraliaNew ZealandSouth Africaderogatorymildlyslangsometimes considered an ethnic slurA native or inhabitant of England or the United Kingdom; an Englishman; a Briton.

   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’.

   1987, Linda Christmas, The Ribbon and the Ragged Square: An Australian Journey, page 27

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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.

   1989, Tony Wheeler, Australia: A Travel Survival Kit, Lonely Planet, page 10

   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 scare a Pom’.

   2008, Lawrence Booth, Cricket, Lovely Cricket?, page 214

   Synonyms: Briton and Englishman

2. A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

plural POMs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of polyoxometalate.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of Program Operation Mode.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableJavacomputingInitialism of Project Object Model.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismmedicineInitialism of Prescription-Only Medication.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of polyoxymethylene.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of pivaloyloxymethyl.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Port Moresby.

plural Poms

1. informalSynonym of Pomeranian, a dog breed or a dog of this breed.

   Synonyms: Pomeranian

plural Poms

1. AustraliaNew ZealandSouth Africaderogatorymildlyslangsometimes considered an ethnic slurAlternative letter-case form of pom; a native or inhabitant of the England or the United Kingdom; an Englishman or Briton.

1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.