pom

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, derogatory, mildly, slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
2. A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

Συνώνυμα

pommy

limey

Μεταφράσεις

inglese

pom

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/pɒm/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.