pompom

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In further proof of this he snatched a feather near a yard long out of her pompom, and fanned himself with it while he examined me This ducal waggishness gave me time to observe that the sergeant's uneasiness was icy coldness in comparison with his lordship's.

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  1. A one-pounder automatic Maxim gun. [Colloq.]
  2. A religious dance observed by the Yakima Indians of Washington, similar in character to the religious dances held by other tribes of the plateaus of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. It seems that the pompom relates to the belief of the return of the dead. Young people have the right to contract marriages during these dances.

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  • Back in the car, a couple of hours later, his convoy was sweeping through the streets of the northern capital, Pyongyang, cheered on by thousands of pompom-waving citizens. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Because the pompom-shaking sophomore shows no spirit for his proposal, and our hormonal hero is left to scramble for a date. —  E! Online (US) - Top Stories
  • To add the extra oomph in cheerleading, having a flamboyant and dazzling set of cheerleading pompom is crucial. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • You want to get tickets to this show on turf and shake a scarf, soccer's version of a rally towel or pompom. —  The Seattle Times
  • The beak should look nice when centered on the pompom with room for the eyes. —  The Argonaut
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  1. Imitative of the sound of the discharge.
  2. American Indian (Yakima).
 

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