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Pompon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bobble noun A small furry or fabric ball used as decoration, especially on top of a hat.
  • pompom noun A ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers, tied together in the middle and left loose at the ends, used as decoration or as a showy prop for cheerleading.

Senses

Pompon is used for these senses in English:

  • bobble A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
  • pompom A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers bound at the center, most notably held, waved, and shaken in cheerleading.
  • pompon A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.

bobble — full definition

  1. noun A small furry or fabric ball used as decoration, especially on top of a hat.
  2. verb To fumble or briefly lose control of something, especially a ball.

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