Pompey Definition & Meaning

pompey
noun
  1. Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
  2. a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base

"Pompey" in song lyrics

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  • "the volcano pompey"
    AOL — AOL

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