[Coco] furriners

Arthur Flexser flexser at fiu.edu
Sun Aug 29 00:56:28 EDT 2004


On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Bob Devries wrote:

> > For us ignorant Americans, just what is a "Pom?"
> 
> An englishman.

Do you know the derivation of that term?  To me, a pom is short for a
pomeranian (breed of dog).  And then there are pompoms, those things that
cheerleaders wave around, which may or may not be a strictly American
term.

Art





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