Meanings
nounpompom (plural pompoms)
plural pompoms · alternative pom pom · alternative pom-pom · alternative pompon · alternative obsolete pompoon
- A ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers, tied together in the middle and left loose at the ends, used as decoration or as a showy prop for cheerleading.
Origin
- Old Frenchpomp
- Frenchpompon“ornamental tuft”
- Englishpompom
Alteration of pompon, from French pompon (“ornamental tuft”); of unknown origin, perhaps related to Old French pomp.
More words from French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans pompom
- pompomdecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Bulgarian помпо́н
- помпо́н (pompón)decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Catalan pompó
- pompódecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Chinese Mandarin 彩球
- 彩球 (cǎiqiú)decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Dutch pompom
- pompomdecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Finnish pom-pon
- pom-pondecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
French pompon
- pompondecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
German Pompon
- Pompondecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Italian pompon
- pompondecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Japanese ポンポン
- ポンポン (ponpon)decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Māori poiwūru
- poiwūrudecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Polish pompon
- pompondecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Portuguese pompom
- pompomdecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Spanish pompón
- pompóndecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Swedish pompong
- pompongdecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Turkish ponpon
- ponpondecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Ukrainian помпон
- помпон (pompon)decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Vietnamese bông tua, bông cổ vũ
- bông tuadecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
- bông cổ vũdecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
- bông cổ độngdecorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric
Cite this entry
APA
pompom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompom
MLA
“pompom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pompom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompom.
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