pom-pom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pom-pom
C19: of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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The beanie features a faux-fur pom pom and the matching mittens have tiny slits in the thumbs and pointer fingers for easy phone use.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
“And you’re really American, pom pom pom,” she says, imitating my volleys like she’s pounding on a door.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2020
Shaking a pom pom in front of his laptop, he welcomed first-time student Georgia Brown.
From Washington Times • May 17, 2020
The charity had bought the faux fur pom pom jumper and commissioned a test which revealed it contained real animal fur.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2019
We delivered our dispatches, and were getting ready for a gallop over the quarter mile of veldt, when, pom, pom, pom, pom, came a dozen one-pounders a few yards away right across our track.
From Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front by Hales, A. G. (Alfred Greenwood)
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