pommie wash in English

Audio: en-au-pommie wash.ogg

[Australia] Forms: pommie washes [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From pommie + wash. A jocular reference to the implied notion that English people wash less frequently than others, presumably due to being raised in a cold climate. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pommie}} pommie, {{m|en|wash}} wash Head templates: {{en-noun}} pommie wash (plural pommie washes)

Inflected forms

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"pommie wash" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms