Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, same as
pommetty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disparaging term for a British person
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Examples
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I went through my fair share of being called a Pommy bastard I can assure you, he said to laughter and then a round of applause.
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The prince said that he was called a "Pommy -------" many times since he first went to school in Australia in 1966.
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The prince said that he was called a "Pommy -------" many times since he first went to school in Australia in 1966.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
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* Terry Clark didn't come back covered in blood after killing Harry "Pommy" Lewis and then leap into bed with the perpetually naked girl friend, without taking his bloodstained clothes off.
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"I have been called a Pommy ------- many times," he said with a laugh, before adding: "But look what it has done for me.
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"I have been called a Pommy ------- many times," he said with a laugh, before adding: "But look what it has done for me.
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Ex Pommy Paras officer I know swears by soaking your feet in vineger.
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Combat duty in Borneo with the Australian & Pommy SAS.
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He was British, a regular Pommy bulldog: short and stocky, spiky blond hair, with a sunburn red complexion.
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If memory (from AussieconOne) serves, it's interesting that Ethnic Cuisine (including run-of-the-mill Chinese, and Pommy/British) is just slightly *different* from either U.S. or on-site versions.
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