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.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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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 2011
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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.
unknown title 2009
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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.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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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.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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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.
JAMES P Tarazon 2010
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He was British, a regular Pommy bulldog: short and stocky, spiky blond hair, with a sunburn red complexion.
Banano's Bar 2008
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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.
Making Light: PSA 2010
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