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- [pom-ee]
- /ˈpɒm i/
- /ˈpɒ.mi/
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- [pom-ee]
- /ˈpɒm i/
Definitions of pommy word
- noun plural pommy a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant. 1
- noun pommy English person 1
- noun pommy English 1
- countable noun pommy A pommy is an English person. This use could cause offence. 0
- noun pommy a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English person 0
- noun pommy a British person 0
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Origin of pommy
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; origin obscure; corroborating evidence for any of the numerous fanciful etymologies proposed for the word is so far lacking
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Parts of speech for Pommy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pommy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pommy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with pommy
- what is pommy?
- what is a pommy?
- what does pommy mean?