Pom-pom (disambiguation)
Appearance
A pom-pom is a loose, fluffy, decorative ball or tuft of fibrous material, most often seen shaken by cheerleaders or worn atop a hat.
Pom-pom, pompom, pom pom, pom-pon or pompon may also refer to:
People
- François Pompon (1856–1933), French sculptor
- Bob Whiting (1883–1917), English footballer known as Pom Pom Whiting
Fictional characters
- Pom Pom, a fictional character from Super Mario 3D Land
- Pom Pom, a character in the Flash animated cartoon Homestar Runner
Military
- QF 1-pounder pom-pom, an infantry gun of the Second Boer War
- QF 2-pounder naval gun, a British anti-aircraft gun in naval use
- Pom-Pom director, a fire-director for QF 2 pounder naval gun
- USS Pompon (SS-267), a U.S. Navy submarine built during World War II
Biology
- Hericium erinaceus, known as the pom pom mushroom
- Pompon, the fish Anisotremus surinamensis, inspiration for the name of the submarine
- Eupatorium macrocephalum, aka Pompom Weed
- Pompom (goldfish), a breed of goldfish with swollen nasal outgrowths resembling pom-poms
Entertainment
- PomPom Games, an independent game developer
- Pom Pom (film), the English language title of a 1984 Hong Kong film (see Lucky Stars#Pom Pom)
- Pom Pom and Friends, an animated television series from 2011–12
Music
- "Pom Poms" (song), a song by the Jonas Brothers
- pom pom (album), an album by Ariel Pink
- Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto, an album by Cibo Matto
- Pom Pom Squad, an indie rock band
- The Pom-Poms, a project of Kitty and Sam Ray
Others
- Pom Poms, a candy made by the James O. Welch Co.
- Pom Pom Island, a coral reef island in Malaysia