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• n  a disparaging term for a British person

• Author Shute, himself a "pommy," declared before he prepared to take his talents (and his private gardener) to Australia in 1951: "It is a long time since a first-class novelist .
• To banish the old, bitter race namespommy (Englishman), dago, hunkyCalwell invented the appellation "New Australian" for all immigrants.
• As a result, in New Zealand, London newsmen traveling with the Queen were greeted by crowds yelling: "Go home, you pommy a newcomer from England liars.

• pom

Quotes

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• DH Lawrence in Scotsman
  DH Lawrence, in his novel Kangaroo, noted that: "Pommy is supposed to be short for pomegranate...... So we are told."
• Brian Smith in Telegraph.co.uk
  As for any insight into the Australian psyche Smith might be able to provide the England camp, Smith added: "I grew up with my hand on my heart singing 'God save the Queen' on the school playground. I honestly think the pommy bashing is ancient...
• John Kosmina in Courier Mail
  Personally, I don't think it is an issue,Kosmina said. "The game is not played like it used to be here. It is only handbags at 20 paces. In terms of the script, it couldn't be better. He's bitter because his Pommy mates lost 5-0 in the...