OK, I'm curious. What's a 'whinging pom'? I know what 'whinging' is, I think. Whining, right? But pom has me puzzled.
Many a debate about this and most opinions fall into one of the two main popular definitions:
From urbandictionary:
1. "Somewhat derogatory term used by Australians when referring to anyone from England. Slang interpretation as Prisoners Of Mother England. Referring to the transportation to Australia from England of convicts considered the dregs of society."
or
2. "....or pomigranite - a reddish coloured fruit that native Australians (Aboriginals) thought had a similar colour to the skin of sunburnt Brits.
Not meant to be an insult (as some English think for some reason), merely a nickname for our less-tanned former rulers. Nicknaming everything is very Australian."
Also found this: "A British person - or close equivalent to the species. Specialise in inventing sports and timing themselves on how long it takes before all of their former colonies can defeat them at it. Spelt P-O-M: the "Prisoner of Her Majesty" explanation is an urban legend, as is "Prisoner of Mother England", the other version of this common myth."
The cheeky wags.
