[Coco] furriners

[Bob Devries]

> Do you know the derivation of that term?

It's short for pommy. Iv'e heard it said that it was an acronym Prisoner Of
Mother England.

>And then there are pompoms, those things that
> cheerleaders wave around, which may or may not be a strictly American
> term.

Yes, pompoms is used here, too. And of course we have pomeranian dogs, too.
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