Here are a few POM definitions. And to Tom in NZ, we are proud to be exactly
what you have called us.
Jack,An ex-patriat pom means an Englishman living elswhere.Ex- patriat is
obvious.The
Pom has several meanings one is Pom comes from pomme the french for apple as
the
Brits when they came from England had rosy cheeks that looked like red
apples.The 2nd is mostly Australian in nature POME (prisoner of mother
England)
Jack-
A Pom to a NZlander is a Brit... the "pom" refers to the helmets the
soldiers used to wear. This I know, by the way, only because Phil Harris
once explained it to me when I couldn't understand one of his jokes!
I think POM is a disparaging term Australians use to describe Englishmen.
It comes from "Prisoner Of Her Majesty". Australians like to think they're
the ones that escaped, and that England is the island prison. Correct me if
I'm wrong, Tom. I know I sometimes confuse knackered and buggered.
Thanks, y'all.
JW
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