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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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Decorated with personal messages from those who loved her, it shows a beaming Elianne, her hair worn in her favourite pom-pom style.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

Mannie was an eager participant in the group warmup, waving an orange pom-pom to the beat of a Michael Jackson song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

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

The pom-pom flower atop each onion plant should be filled to bursting with hundreds of seed pods, each of which should have around four seeds, Enriquez Sr. said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2021

It’s this bubblegum-pink knit beanie with a white pom-pom on top that she bought me three years ago.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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