Posted by NikkiT2 on May 15, 2005, at 7:07:42
In reply to Re: You know..., posted by alexandra_k on May 15, 2005, at 6:26:17
All of te above *lol*
"The term P*mmy for a British person is commonly used in Australian English and New Zealand English, and is often shortened to P*m. The origin of this term is uncertain. A number of fake etymologies have sprung up, mostly along the lines that P*M is an acronym for "Prisoner of Mother England" or somesuch, referring to the fact that the earliest Australian settlers were convicts, sentenced to transportation. None of these explanations bears up under scrutiny, and the use of acronyms is largely a late twentieth century phenomenon. A more likely etymology is that it is a contraction of "pomegranates", a former rhyming slang term for immigrants ("immigranate"). The use of the word 'P*m' may be considered mildly derogatory - some may use it to cause offence, but it is also used in other situations as a friendly derogatory term among people who know each other well, if one of them is English and the other Australian."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_words_for_British
I know I do object to the phrases "bl**dy p*m", or the common "bas***d p*m".. Mainly because the people they're most likely used by are the millions of aussies that live in my area, that constantly moan about how awful London is, how horrible it is, how awful our laws are etc etc, yet come and live over here for 2 years or more, use our free health service, take all the bar / waitressing jobs (normally cash in hand so paying no tax or anything) yet still spend half their time slagging the country off.. THAT gets on my wick!!
Nikki
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