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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1900
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PEEM-POM, n.2 See quot.Ags. 1900:
At guising-time, boys used to knock at a house-door, open it and call “Ony peem-pom?” — when they might or might not be invited to enter.
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"Peem-pom n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/peempom_n2>
