pom
noun
pom
American
[pom]
/ pɒm /
noun
(often initial capital letter)
POM
1
British
abbreviation
pom
2
British
/ pɒm /
noun
Etymology
Origin of pom
Probably by back formation
Example Sentences
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"Pom poms was her favourite, you'd think they had gone to a salon."
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
But Wonderful, whose portfolio includes such brands as Fiji Water and Pom Wonderful, sought to challenge the certification of the election results and challenge the state law, which would force it into bargaining negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
Pom Klementieff had just checked into her hotel room in London, and she was still relishing the butter chicken she had consumed an hour ago.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023
He is Dennis Khom Sikhanthat, 50, a 1992 Franklin High grad and creative director of the Pom Foundation, which promotes Laotian culture.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Unfortunately, in the early days, they were seldom controlled at alL Merry England in Pendragon’s time was a little like Pom Ould Ireland in O’Connell’s.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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