Pom-pom
[pom-pom] /ˈpɒmˌpɒm/
noun
1.
an automatic antiaircraft cannon.
[pom-pom] /ˈpɒmˌpɒm/
noun
1.
Also, pompon. an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.
2.
(def 3).
/ˈpɒmpɒm/
noun
1.
an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War II Also called pompom
/ˈpɒmpɒm/
noun
1.
a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration
2.
n.
“Maxim automatic gun,” 1899, of imitative origin, soldiers’ slang from the Boer War. For the ornamental tuft, see pompom.
n.
“ornamental round tuft” (originally on a hat, etc.), 1748, alteration of pompon “ornamental tuft; tuft-like flower head,” from French pompon (1725), of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old French pompe “pomp.”
noun
The sex act; screwing
[WWII Army; perhaps fr the echoic name pom-pom of various rapid-fire automatic guns, found by 1889]
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[pom-pon] /ˈpɒm pɒn/ noun 1. 2 (def 1). 2. the high plume at the front of a shako. 3. Horticulture. a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, especially chrysanthemums and dahlias. 4. .
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[pom-pos-i-tee] /pɒmˈpɒs ɪ ti/ noun, plural pomposities for 3. 1. the quality of being . 2. parading of dignity or importance. 3. an instance of being , as by ostentatious loftiness of language, manner, or behavior. /pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. vain or ostentatious display of dignity or importance 2. the quality of being pompous […]
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[pom-puh s] /ˈpɒm pəs/ adjective 1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. 2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech. 3. Archaic. characterized by , or a display of stately splendor or magnificence: an impressive and pompous funeral. /ˈpɒmpəs/ adjective 1. exaggeratedly or ostentatiously dignified or self-important 2. […]
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[pom-puh s] /ˈpɒm pəs/ adjective 1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. 2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech. 3. Archaic. characterized by , or a display of stately splendor or magnificence: an impressive and pompous funeral. /ˈpɒmpəs/ adjective 1. exaggeratedly or ostentatiously dignified or self-important 2. […]