2006-09-30 08:36:34 · 11 answers · asked by John H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Do you mean the slang term referring to an English person? If this is the case it's actually "pomme" short for "pomme de terre" which literally translate as "apple from the earth" but it actually means "potato" in French. It was used as a slightly derogatory slang term for an English person, originally by the French, in their belief that the English mainly ate potatoes.
I never heard of Andy's answer before but I guess that one makes sense too!
2006-09-30 08:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
A Popular idea of how Pom originated was that after People
had been Transported to Australia, their Skin resembled the Colour of aPomegranite-Thus Pom-egranite,well I
Suppose you would after a Horrendous 6 month trip...
2006-09-30 15:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by ralf5@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"pom" is actually a diminutive or derivation of "pome" which is an acronym for Prisoner Of Mother England. As the slang term Aussies use for Brits, it is interesting to say the least since historically, it was the Aussies who were the poms, i.e. prisoners of mother england.
2006-09-30 16:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cargo that was on the ships of the First Fleet which came out to Australia were Labelled POHM, property of his Majesty.
Thats how the name poms originated
2006-09-30 15:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
POM - 1 vt a derogatory term for a person of english origion. Origionally from the term Pomagranite used in fruit cakes in the 1300s. Directly translates to you fruit-cake
2006-09-30 15:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by geoffrey2312 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im assuming you mean "pohm" like the australian term for british people? originally the english sent convicts to australia as punishment. so the term P.O.H.M refers to Prisoners Of Her Majesty. however nowadays it is the english that are refered to as pohms because the aussies consider the english to be the prisoners
2006-09-30 15:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by kylus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seem to remember someone telling me that it came from the the time when we sent all our convicts to Australia.
They were known as Pome's
Prisoners Of Mother England
2006-09-30 15:43:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pomeranian.
2006-09-30 15:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by RM 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From the aussies referring to the original brit "settlers" (i.e. criminals) as "Pleasure Of Her Majesty" or POHM's. I think.
2006-09-30 15:40:05 · answer #9 · answered by Andy R 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
chuck norris
2006-09-30 16:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋