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Australians were originally convicts which is why they called newly arrived Brits POMs. The most common explanation is that it’s a reference to Australia’s past as a convict colony. “Pom” is supposedly a bastardised acronym, meaning “prisoner of Mother England” or “prisoner of Her Majesty”.

Tucker Carlson on the Socio-political Scene of Australia in 2023 (1 min)