pommie wash

noun

A quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.

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Meanings

nounpommie wash (plural pommie washes)

plural pommie washes · alternative pommy wash

  1. AustraliacolloquialhumorousslangA quick wash using a facecloth, often while still partly clothed.

Origin

From pommie + wash. A jocular reference to the implied notion that English people wash less frequently than others, presumably due to being raised in a cold climate.

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APA

pommie wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pommie%20wash

MLA

“pommie wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pommie%20wash. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pommie wash,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pommie%20wash.

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