pom

pɒm

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#1·9h ago

(Australia, NZ, South Africa, mildly, _, pejorative, _, slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.

Origin: A clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 1912 as rhyming slang for immigrant with additional reference to the likelihood of sunburn turning their skin pomegranate red. As a cocktail, originally American. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·9h ago

(cocktail) A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

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