different between pommy vs pomme

English

Etymology 1

From pom +? -y (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912.

Alternative forms

• pommie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?mi/
• Rhymes: -?mi

Noun

pommy (plural pommies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, derogatory) A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.
   • 1931, Miles Franklin, Back to Bool Bool, page 140,

     Though Sir Oswald had taken on enough London veneer to be sneered at as a pommy in certain Australian circles, he had never acquired the high-class Englishman?s apparent equanimity or indifference before the prospect of cuckolding.

   • 2007, Tony Parsons, Silver in the Sun, unnumbered page,

     Rhona nodded her agreement. ‘That?s a very interesting answer from a new Aussie – and a Pommy into the bargain,’ she added.

   • 2009, Robert Holman, On Paths of Ash: The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War, unnumbered page,

     During one of these acts of bravery by the English pilots I saw a great big tough Aussie with tears of frustration streaming down his face. He was shouting, ‘You magnificent, stupid Pommy bastard!’

Synonyms

• limey (US)

Related terms

• pom

Adjective

pommy (not comparable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, derogatory) English; British.
   • 1991, A Stranger's Trust, Emma Richmond:

     A gleam of humour, a moment of beautiful pommy arrogance.

   • 2003, Susan Bradley Smith, 12: Rhetoric, reconciliation and other national pastimes: showcasing contemporary Australian theatre in London, Elizabeth Schafer, Susan Bradley Smith (editors), Playing Australia: Australian Theatre and the International Stage, page 201,

     That is, of course, until Australian movie stars like Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman proved that they could sell tickets in the West End so long as they could play at being what Rees calls a ‘movie siren’ with a convincing ‘fake pommy accent’.

Synonyms

• limey (US)

Further reading

• Poms overview

Etymology 2

Adjective

pommy (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Alternative form of pommee

English

Alternative forms

• pomey

Etymology

Borrowed from French pomme, ultimately from Latin poma. Doublet of pome.

Noun

pomme (plural pomeis)

1. (heraldry) A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling an apple.

References

• Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, The Observer's Book of Heraldry, Frederick Warne and Co., p. 60.

Estonian

Noun

pomme

1. partitive plural of pomm

French

Etymology

From Old French pomme, pome, pume, from Latin p?ma, plural of p?mum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular. Compare English pome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?m/

Noun

pomme f (plural pommes)

1. apple (fruit)
2. Any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size.
3. The fruit part of several vegetables.
4. (colloquial) The head.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Further reading

• “pomme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Alternative forms

• paomme (Guernsey)
• poume (continental Norman)
• poumme (Jersey)
• pum (Sark)

Etymology

From Latin pomme, from Latin p?ma, plural of p?mum (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pomme f (plural pommes)

1. (Jersey) apple

Derived terms

Old French

Noun

pomme f (oblique plural pommes, nominative singular pomme, nominative plural pommes)

1. Alternative form of pome