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Pom-pom
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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pompom or pompon (ˈpɒmpɒm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration |
| 2. | a. the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum |
| b. (as modifier): pompom dahlia | |
| [C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin] | |
| pompon or pompon | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin] | |
| pom-pom (ˈpɒmpɒm) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: pompom an automatic rapid-firing, small-calibre cannon, esp a type of anti-aircraft cannon used in World War II | |
| [C19: of imitative origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
pom-pom
"Maxim automatic gun," 1899, of imitative origin, soldiers' slang from the Boer War. The unrelated word meaning "ornamental round tuft" (originally on a hat, etc.) is first attested 1748, from Fr. pompon (1725), of unknown origin.
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