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pom-pom

British  
/ ˈpɒmpɒm /

noun

  1. Also called: pompom.  an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War II

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pom-pom

C19: of imitative origin

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It’s a generally busy period of year for the aquarium, amid school holidays, but crowds have been flocking to the penguin exhibit to catch a glimpse of the glorified pom-pom.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2024

He was wearing a pink, woolly winter hat with a pom-pom, inexplicably, and he sounded like Caesar rallying the troops.

From New York Times May 31, 2023

There’s a new veterinary office, pom-pom blower and area where you can engineer your own Seattle streets.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2023

“It could be a lesson plan, a podcast, an illustration, a friendship, a silly pom-pom table. I like imagining nothings into somethings.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2022

The pom-pom on her red hat bounced as she jumped up and down.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

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