It’s what the Australians call people from the U.K.
It goes back years - apparently it’s linked to being ‘ a recent immigrant ‘ ( back in the day when the prisoners were sent to Australia from the U.K. )
In my day it was in regards a real English person. not one who is of Islamic desent etc even if born in England would never be called a Pommy.
Saying one is a Pommy is like saying Mate !
But also one could be called a Pommy bastard and that can mean that you like that person as a good mate. but also can be said in another way, that you don't !
So in my days as a young bloke getting about in the Pubs etc. All Pommys were clearly regarded as bastards in fact !
Why well It comes from WW1 and WW2 the hatred of English toffs in Command, for good reason.
So the Aussies did not salute to such ! because they did not truly have such respect for the likes of them !
But one could be seen as a good bastard or a bad basterd ? but a bastard just the same ? never trust a Pommy was the Australian motto ! Even if you were of English desent, they who were born in Aus were not Pommys and even the young poms who came here would bag the Poms. like my mate Putrick next door back in the 70's boy did he bag the Pommys, and he came here when 7yo. and my mate Koosah who came at 7yo. he even said outright, never trust a Pommy ! haha.
In the UK the word Bastard differs from what a Aussie expression does. it's not seen as a bad word at all !
Nowadays however Australian culture is changing very much due to Socialist construct and creating such as nazi types who dictate over everyone, so as to become a Child like obediance or else !
Such are clearly that of Nazi and Communist tactics. as one does not have the right to ones own opinions anymore.
When once ones own opinion was a right that was clearly respected as the Gold standard, and you did not have to believe what anyone said at all in fact, regardless ! you were your own person.
We have lost the rights to that era, because of Socialist construct ! That creats weak minded gutless good for nothing people who clearly lack virtue ! all that is typical of any good numbskull Communist dupe. They think they are gods ! but clearly sooks who can not handle reality, so they stick their head in the sand. and they will never bother to listen. because they love to dictate over others !
And that is what the Aussies dispised in the War's with the same type of Ilk who clearly had a lack of regard for all under them !
It was a Toff Class, that demanded to be respected, regardless !