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Re: Pom? was Re: [SCUBA-SE] "Wembley" was a bit off today! (Was: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Hello, I'm a newbie
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Andy M Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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>Pom, it seems, is almost certainly a second-generation slang word
>derived from pomegranate, a rhyme with the Australian slang term
>jimmygrant. "Jimmygrant," it seems, was at one time Australian rhyming
>slang for immigrant, so "pom" involves a double rhyme.

I like the latest version of Pom, 'The latest (tongue in cheek) usage is
'pom de terre' for a dead English person' Cheers....

Andy Johnson
Senior Product Support Specialist
UK Hardware Front Office
Basingstoke AL1C
Tel: 01256 34 1490 (Hunting Group 24hr)
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