"pommie" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɒmi/ Audio: en-au-pommie.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pom|ie|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pommie (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, sometimes derogatory) English; British. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, derogatory, not-comparable, sometimes Related terms: pom, pommie basher, pommie wash
    Sense id: en-pommie-en-adj-F8hzOddA Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pommy

Noun

IPA: /pɒmi/ Audio: en-au-pommie.ogg [Australia] Forms: pommies [plural]
Etymology: From pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pom|ie|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pommie (plural pommies)
  1. (colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, sometimes pejorative) An English immigrant; a pom. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, colloquial, pejorative, sometimes
    Sense id: en-pommie-en-noun-PkguDzIT Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pommy

Inflected forms

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