Pom-pom (disambiguation)

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), a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy film
• Pom Pom (album), a 2014 album by Ariel Pink
• 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