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- noun colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa An
English immigrant ; apom . - adjective Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, sometimes pejorative
English ;British .
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Examples
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Williamson said the most vehement opponents of foreign investment were often overseas-born themselves, noting that many had "pommie" (British) accents.
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Double Helix, pommie spook ace shows just how many side he/she can play.
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An alien ship comes to 14th century Earth, and makes the mistake of landing where there is a clever pommie ruler and his own highly competent military force.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The High Crusade - Poul Anderson
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I've always liked you pommie blokes and your "put it about a bit" sheilas (no offence meant) If you train them up proper and they're lovely little things.
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Double Helix, pommie spook ace shows just how many side he/she can play.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Wild Cards - Wild Cards 18 20 Blood On the Sun
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Am trying with own children (whilst living in Oz as pommie french teacher) – to inflict some french language into life in general!
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With a market of 80 million-ish viewers, and the ever increasing power of Sky satellite and the combined cable companies, the pommie terrestial broadcasters had no choice but to expand their channels with new content.
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Overpopulated pommie immigrant copy space station experimentation.
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Overpopulated pommie immigrant copy space station experimentation.
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As a pommie who is used to the UK set up, the choices here are limited to say the least.
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