noun
- a small fluffy ball made of yarn or other material, used as decoration
- a handheld decoration with streamers used by cheerleaders
- an automatic antiaircraft gun
Usage: military; informal
Examples
- She sewed a red pompom onto the top of her winter hat.
- The cheerleaders waved their pompoms enthusiastically during the game.
- His scarf had colorful pompoms hanging from each end.
- The marching band uniforms featured gold pompoms on their hats.
- The soldiers operated the pompom gun from the ship’s deck.
- She made pompoms from leftover yarn for her craft project.