The standard, and usually derogatory, slang term for natives of or immigrants from the British Isles, Pommy is probably a corruption of pomegranate, chanted as a humorous semi rhyme for immigrant. Pommie - n, adj Australian (a person who is) British. pɒm/ (say pom) noun Colloquial (sometimes derogatory, racist) (also lower case) a person who is resident in or has migrated from the British Isles, especially England: *They would do well to remember that this Pom is nothing, if not a great… … Australian-English dictionary Pommy or pommie - pom|my or pom|mie noun count AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL a slightly insulting word for someone from the U.K., especially someone from England … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English Pom - n also pommy or pommie not polite an offensive word for someone from Britain, used in Australia and New Zealand … Dictionary of contemporary English obscure corroborating evidence for any of the numerous fanciful… … Universalium (in Australia and New Zealand) a British person, esp. short for POMMY, POMMIE … English World dictionary

Pommy - pom|my pommie n plural pommies a ↑pom … Dictionary of contemporary English (Prisoner of Her Majesty and Prisoner of Mother England respectively), otherwise we'd be calling them pomes as both acronyms are pronounced 'pome' The convict scheme was one way for England to rid itself of the non-English and Catholic so many prisoners were Irish. Pom was never an abbreviation of P.O.H.M nor P.O.M.E. Pommy (Pommie) - n, adj Australian (a person who is) British. A person from England, usually caucasian.

Australian slang pommie