Words & TermsPeople and character
ten pound Pom
Also: ten quid migrant, ten pound tourist
A British migrant who came under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme.
In a sentence
Her grandparents arrived as ten pound Poms in the 1960s.
Where it came from
Australian sources document the expression in local use. Its precise history and changing context are not fully established.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established