to-and-from n.
(Aus.) a British immigrant to Australia.
Behind Bamboo 399/2: To-and-from, a Pommy, i.e. Englishman. | ||
Compleat Migrant 16: ‘You a to and from?’ ‘I’m English,’ you say, guessing rightly that a to and from is Aussie rhyming slang for Pom. | ||
Dict. of Cockney Rhy. Sl. | ||
Godson 94: [F]or a to-and-from he wasn’t chalky white and he was more wiry than skinny. | ||
Cockney Rabbit. | ||
Pete’s Aussie Sl. Home Page 🌐 to and from: a Pom, a Pommy. |