Pom

POM · noun

An English person.

Person 1"Who won the Ashes?"
Person 2"Don't. The Poms."

You'll also hear

Pommylonger version
Whingeing Pomthe stereotype of a complaining English migrant

Where it's from

Possibly from pomegranate, rhyming with immigrant. The origin is uncertain.

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