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pompon

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of pompom (“decorative ball”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: black margate, Anisotremus surinamensis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grunt

5

noun

Meaning 5

decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pom-pom

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adornment

History

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).