- a variation of pompom.
pom-pom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pom-pom
C19: of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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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
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
Whereas my hat…It’s made of soft white wool, with a ribbed pattern, and a big yarn pom-pom at the top.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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