pomo

¹

[ poh-moh ]

adjective

1. postmodern.

noun

1. the postmodern movement; postmodernism.

Pomo

²

[ poh-moh ]

noun

, plural Po·mos, (especially collectively) Po·mo.

1. a member of an American Indian people of northern California.
2. any of several related languages of the Pomo Indians.

pomo

/ ˈpəʊməʊ /

adjective

1. informal.
   short for postmodern

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomo¹

First recorded in 1985–90; po(st)mo(dernism) ( def )

Example Sentences

Developers, in collaboration with a band of Pomo Indians from Mendocino County, first proposed a mega-casino for the site, with 4,000 slot machines and Las Vegas-style amenities, including a convention center, a high-rise parking structure and a ferry.

From Los Angeles Times

Except for the claim of the Guidiville Rancheria Pomo, who had been part of the original casino plan.

From Los Angeles Times

It asks residents across the county to vote on whether Kelseyville should be renamed for the mountain that towers over the town, Konocti — a Pomo word meaning “Mountain Woman” that celebrates both the volcano and the area’s 14,000 years of Indigenous history.

From Los Angeles Times

“These guys were evil, evil men,” says Duncan Clayton, an elder from the Robinson Rancheria Band of Eastern Pomo Indians.

From Los Angeles Times

He says he was only in his 30s when he began to learn about his Pomo culture, because much of that history had been whitewashed in school lessons.

From Los Angeles Times