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Re: "whinge" ?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:43:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > A few posts recently have had the word "whinge" in them, which I took
> > contextually to be a misspelling of "whine."
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> Commonly used (generally light-heartedly) in Australia as an adjective when
> descibing Poms (residents of UK).
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> ROSCO
Ah, the 'whingeing pom'. Another interesting derivation - 'pommy' or 'pom',
from 'P.O.H.M.s', Prisoners of Her Majesty. Actually a reference to British
criminals transported to prisons in Australia, known for complaining about
the climate and conditions. Now used as a general reference to the English*
(or in particular, English immigrants to Australia), despite the (commonly
overlooked) fact that many of the original 'POHMS' never managed to go home,
and are actually the ancestors of the current Australian white population.
Jason J Railton
*one of many colloquial terms, but unique in that it is the only _printable_
Australian term for the English.
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| (...) Commonly used (generally light-heartedly) in Australia as an adjective when descibing Poms (residents of UK). ROSCO (24 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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