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English word origin

Etymology of pommy

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A native or inhabitant of England or United Kingdom; a pom; a Briton; an Englishman.

adj

Of, from or relating to England or United Kingdom; British; English.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adj

Semé of (strewn with) pommes (roundels vert).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From pomme + -y.

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