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Jay wrote:
"JD" wrote in message ... Jay wrote: I've been told that: a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and b) The actual label is supposed to refer to Australians (more specifically those who are a direct descendant of convicts). Wrong. The most likely etymology is that it is a contraction of "pomegranates", a former rhyming slang term for "immigrants". Very wrong! How the **** would you know you dumb ****? |
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Gordon wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:45:43 +1300, Jay wrote: While on the topic..... a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and POME, Prisioner of Mother England. These were prisions from the UK dumped in OZ. They were Pomies, see? ;-) The most plausible so far for me is that pom is a short for POHMIE (prisoner of her majesty in exile), written beside the name on convicts' documents. So POHMIE - pommie - pom. |
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Judges1318 wrote:
The most plausible so far for me is that pom is a short for POHMIE (prisoner of her majesty in exile), written beside the name on convicts' documents. So POHMIE - pommie - pom. Obligatory reference to snopes http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/pommy.htm Claim: "Pommy" (or "pom"), a slang term for a British person, comes from the acronym POHM, which was used to designate a "Prisoner of His Majesty." Status: False. |
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"JD" wrote in message ... Jay wrote: "JD" wrote in message ... Jay wrote: I've been told that: a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and b) The actual label is supposed to refer to Australians (more specifically those who are a direct descendant of convicts). Wrong. The most likely etymology is that it is a contraction of "pomegranates", a former rhyming slang term for "immigrants". Very wrong! How the **** would you know you dumb ****? I'm (what you would call) a pommie. And a Cockney to boot. Besides in my language pomegranates and immigrants don't even come close to rhyming. Jay |
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Jay wrote:
I'm (what you would call) a pommie. And a Cockney to boot. Besides in my language pomegranates and immigrants don't even come close to rhyming. Jay They do in Australia |
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"Axle" wrote in message ... Jay wrote: I'm (what you would call) a pommie. And a Cockney to boot. Besides in my language pomegranates and immigrants don't even come close to rhyming. Jay They do in Australia As I said..... in my language Given the Aussie twang you could make just about anything rhyme! Jay |
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Judges1318 wrote:
Gordon wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:45:43 +1300, Jay wrote: While on the topic..... a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and I always thought it was short for pomme de terre [1] which rhymes with l'angeterre [2] [1] French for Potato (lit. apple of the earth) [2] French for England. In others words its like calling them potato heads. Caution: spelling of french words was never my forte. |
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JD wrote:
What do you mean 'valid'? Its what Australians call English immigrants. Akshully it's what we called anyone with a Pommie accent! Rifty -- Academic and Computing Help http://rifty.net |
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Jay wrote:
I always get suspicious when an Australian uses a big word. So do we, mate! No plethora of polysyllables for us lot. Gives us the heeby-jeebies.... Rifty -- Academic and Computing Help http://rifty.net |
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"Axle" wrote in message ... Jay wrote: I'm (what you would call) a pommie. And a Cockney to boot. Besides in my language pomegranates and immigrants don't even come close to rhyming. Jay They do in Australia Okay, give us the phonetics? |
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