"So there's this pommie bloke who fancies himself as a music journalist - but all the work he gets is for this magazine writing about internet porn. He's the butt of most of our jokes."
"Also, Hen Fap."
― King Boy Pato, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 15:00 (eighteen years ago)
Pommy
The term pommy or pommie is commonly used by speakers of Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English and Afrikaans. It is often shortened to pom. The origin of this term is not confirmed and there are several persistent false etymologies, most being backronyms.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) strongly supports the theory that pom and pommy originated as contractions of "pomegranate", Australian rhyming slang for immigrant. The OED cites a well-known Australian weekly, The Bulletin, which on 14 November 1912 reported: "The other day a Pummy Grant (assisted immigrant) was handed a bridle and told to catch a horse."[1]
A commonly-heard alternative theory is that POM originated as an acronym for "prisoner of His/Her Majesty" (POHM) or "prisoner of mother England" (POME). As many of Australia's first settlers were British convicts, sentenced to transportation to Australia, this theory holds that upon arrival in the country they would be given a uniform with "POHM" or "POME" emblazoned on the back. There is no evidence that this ever happened.
Another theory is that it is rhyming slang for tommy, international slang for a British soldier.
Another suggestion relates to the fact that POM is also used an an acronym for "Port of Melbourne". However, the term "pommy" was coined long before the acronym was in common parlance.
Use of the word "pom" remains slightly contentious. Some British people living in Australasia find the term offensive and demeaning, others find it harmless and amusing. Attitudes to the use of the word have varied over the years; in the 1960s, slogans such as "bash a pom a day" were heard on New Zealand radio. The word has become so common that few Australians and New Zealanders see any reason to avoid using it, some even justifying the use of it as a "term of endearment". In December 2006, the Advertising Standards Board of Australia unanimously ruled that the word "pom" was a part of the Australian vernacular, and was largely used in a "playful or affectionate" sense. As a consequence, the board ruled that the word did not constitute a racial slur, and could be freely used in advertising. The Board was responding to a complaint filed by a community group called British People Against Racial Discrimination.[2]
― Heave Ho, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 01:52 (eighteen years ago)
four months pass...
"...so, we secured a free room at [FIVE STAR CHAIN HOTEL] so I'm guessing that a few of us from work can party there sometime on a weekend or sumthin."
"Sounds good."
"I'm thinking about tying that in with the Kelly Clarkson concert."
"Er...sounds less good."
"Why's that?"
"Well, the fact that I'm a straight male for a start."
― King Boy Pato, Friday, 11 January 2008 13:57 (eighteen years ago)
omg that's like the crappest explanation of 1p3 evah?
have you even read the FAQ?
― ken c, Friday, 11 January 2008 17:12 (eighteen years ago)
To make a 1p3:
1 1/2 oz .jpgs
1 dash "aw <3"
Juice of 1/4 zing
1 Australian, stem removed
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 13 January 2008 20:13 (eighteen years ago)
one year passes...
To make a 1p3:
1 1/2 oz .jpgs
1 dash "aw <3"
Juice of 1/4 zing
1 Australian, stem removed
u forgot to add lol
― velko, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 11:12 (sixteen years ago)