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A Northern Soul Disco said:
Pom comes from the letter on the uniforms of English people who were taken to Australia to the penal colonies.

English people Comm. They didn't take Australians over to Australia from England did they?

I'll be happy in what I know I know and happy in what I know you don't know.
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Folk law I'm afraid.
The prison uniforms never had ANY writing on them little own an acronym as seen in the paintings from the time.

The word "pommy" or "POM" is academically recognised as being based upon the word "pomegranate", either because the redness of the fruit matched the sunkised pale English completion, or because (like "Johnny Grant") it was used as rhyming slang for "immigrant.

Ps. There can however be no argument that they're all a bunch of sheep shagging Oi Oi Oi, shackle rattlers <laugh>
 
Black Cat Kiwi said:
Folk law I'm afraid.
The prison uniforms never had ANY writing on them little own an acronym as seen in the paintings from the time.

The word "pommy" or "POM" is academically recognised as being based upon the word "pomegranate", either because the redness of the fruit matched the sunkised pale English completion, or because (like "Johnny Grant") it was used as rhyming slang for "immigrant.

Ps. There can however be no argument that they're all a bunch of sheep shagging Oi Oi Oi, shackle rattlers <laugh>
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I always though the word Pommy was because of the southern element of the UK? i.e., Pompous Twats..<ok>
 
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Black Cat Kiwi said:
Folk law I'm afraid.
The prison uniforms never had ANY writing on them little own an acronym as seen in the paintings from the time.

The word "pommy" or "POM" is academically recognised as being based upon the word "pomegranate", either because the redness of the fruit matched the sunkised pale English completion, or because (like "Johnny Grant") it was used as rhyming slang for "immigrant.

Ps. There can however be no argument that they're all a bunch of sheep shagging Oi Oi Oi, shackle rattlers <laugh>
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Thank you Kiwi!

Well there you go Comm. I was wrong about where it came from. That said. I was trying to argue that Aussies still aren't poms. We are.

Kiwi argued it better than me.
 
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