Wednesday, June 22, 2005

London Slang

pohm
abbr.

People Of Her Majesty.

Editor's Note: This was first said to me by a Kiwi (person from New Zealand for those who don't know that either) who was in charge of helping me move. Nice guy, but loved to make fun of the Brits. So he says something like, "Yeah, the pohm love their curry." Sounds like it could be a farm animal or something.

Editor's Note (2): I also heard last night that the British people would say pohm and it would mean "Prisoners Of Her Majesty." As in Australia. Hmmm. Two very contradictory meanings. Please add comments if you know more about this one......

1 comment:

Dan said...

Dave Jackson (my ex-Londoner now living in NY) tells me that Pohm is actually spelled Pom. Not sure what happens to the h.