pom

[ pom ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. pommy.

POM

¹

abbreviation for

1. prescription-only medicine or medication Compare OTC

pom

²

/ pɒm /

noun

1. slang.
   short for pommy

Word History and Origins

Origin of pom¹

Probably by back formation

Example Sentences

Shattuck retired her pom-poms after two years, but stayed on for six more as a coach.

From The Daily Beast

For the half-time show, a cheerleader and her doppelgängers perform some hypnotic, pom-pom routines (see 1:11).

From The Daily Beast

POM founder Lynda Resnick explains how Spurlock sold her on The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.

From The Daily Beast

POM has always had a personality—from its sexy little bottle to its cheeky advertising.

From The Daily Beast

Why not Biscuits for Elephants, POM Wonderful for Elephants, or John Mayer for Elephants?

From The Daily Beast

With great deliberation and much formality Wu-pom Nai proceeded to loosen the boy's heavy plaits of hair.

From Project Gutenberg

A pom-pom of ours is now popping away just ahead, and there is a good deal of rifle-fire.

From Project Gutenberg

Our side at first answered with pom-poms, Maxims, and rifle-fire, but our guns have just come into action.

From Project Gutenberg

Then pom-pom-pom, whew-w-w-w, as shells came singing over the rear-guard.

From Project Gutenberg

The black muzzles of multiple pom-poms were swinging around, poking toward the sky.

From Project Gutenberg