![]() (The poms are confidently expected to get their usual thrashing. When Australians talk about “poms”, they are often expressing national pride-particularly during sporting contests such as the Ashes cricket series, which is about to get under way in England. ![]() Sky Television NZ was able to agree to remove it from its local NZ content, but Sky Television Australia flatly refused. My fellow English immigrants to NZ should be grateful. But turns out hes one of the UKs top comedians with over 20 years at the top. All of them graciously agreed to have their presenters replace 'Pom' and 'Pommie' with 'English', and have honoured that commitment. But the traditional relationship with Britain is also still a touchy issue in Australia. David Baddiel is coming to Australia (Yeah, okay, we had to look him up too. Indeed, the “pom” case could be seen as an ironic subversion of official Australia's attempts to foster racial sensitivity. The act was introduced more with Australia's growing number of immigrants from non-European backgrounds in mind. Shes my Queen as well as yours, you know. ![]() 1953, Nevil Shute, In the Wet, 2010, unnumbered page, Itll be a long time before I do that, the pilot said grimly. An English reader of a Brisbane newspaper recently took a case to Australia's human-rights commission complaining that the use of the word “pom” in the paper's letters article breached the country's racial hatred act. pommie (plural pommies) (colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, sometimes pejorative) An English immigrant a pom. Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions. Usually, they attach a derogatory appendage such as “whingeing”, “bloody” or “bastard”, as in “pommy bastard”. When Australians use the word “pom”, they are talking about the British, more specifically the English. It's not certain where it comes from, but Brewer's favours the blend of the words 'pomegranate' and 'immigrant': the pomegranate bit. It's most evident when it comes to cricket and rugby matches. FEW people know its origin, but no-one doubts its meaning. Whether it's Pom, Pommy or Pommie, this is a term Australians and New Zealanders use for the English, sometimes affectionately and sometimes not.
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