[Chickensoup]

Pom according to the dictionary is a demeaning word for a British person in Austraila.

Does it stand for anything in particular?

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Pom according to the dictionary is a demeaning word for a British person in Austraila.

Whose dictionary? It’s about as demeaning as the term “Yank” would be for an American. It’s a term also in use in New Zealand.

> Does it stand for anything in particular?

There’s wide speculation as to the term’s etymology. Some say it’s an acronym for “Prisoner of Mother England”. That explanation, of course, doesn’t take into account the silent “E” in the word’s correct spelling “POM”.

[Willie Green]

Pom according to the dictionary is a demeaning word for a British person in Austraila.
Does it stand for anything in particular?

Pommy

[Oztrich Boy]

Best guess is it's rhyming slang. The first derogatory term for a Brit Immigrant was "Jimmy Grant" of "Jimmie"(c.1845).

The extension rhyme to "Pommygrant" appeared c.1870