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It means Prisoner of mother England don't worry its meant as term endearment not an insult we call Americans septic tanks that is not a term of endearment.
I have been in Australia for over forty years and I still get called a pom by my friends thats just the way we are.
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Same as New Zealand's are Kiwis and Americans are 'yanks'. Who knows who started it all ... but there's never any offense it in, it's just better than saying 'English' I guess or more of an abbreviation.
Wise Old Man
Because it fits in well with - ¨Those wingin bludy poms¨
DougF
Its a fairly standard idiomatic expression of xenophobic disparagement intended to reinforce the superiority of anything Australian over everything else. At best, it is said in good hearted sincerity that it won't offend. Otherwise it is anything from nationalistic jingoism to deliberately insulting.
U_S_S_Enterprise
I understand that POM means something to the extent of
Prisoner of Mother England.
Why - i don`t really understand - except that in history, England sent its prisoners to Australia - so all that arrived there would be POMs.
Since Australia is now it`s own country - anyone still left in the UK is now a prisoner ... guess it`s a bit sarcastic.
fanta
same reason you call us Australian's Aussie's
ausblue
It may have been catty many moons ago but when i say it & heaps of others say it its meant as a pet name like aussie kiwi well thats how i mean it & i hope i didn't upset you in any way if i did i'm sorry i had better not say it anyway even if you don't mind others might :)
waltzsingmatilda2
Hi,well there you go,you learn something new every day.
I did not know "pommies" came from england. I always thought they were from Scotland. Waltz.
Sunny 1st
Don't take offense, it's meant in the nicest possible way - we love poms. We used to have many other words for other nationalities, but some of them are strictly politically incorrect now so we have to watch ourselves - but we didn't think you chaps minded the 'pom' slang. We still use 'kiwi' (NZ) and 'yank' (USA) and sometimes 'wog' (this term was unacceptable for a while, until the TV show 'Wog Boys', which made it OK for us to use it again). We also have nicknames for interstate Aussies, such as 'Crow Eater' for a person from South Australia, or 'Cane Toads' for Queenslanders. Perhaps other people know the nicknames for the other states.... I can't think of the others.
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