中文词源
pompom 绒球，丝球
来自法语pompon,绒球，丝球，词源不详，可能来自古法语pompe,盛况，盛典，壮观的仪式，词源同pomp.常用作拉拉队在加油时使用。
英语词源
- pompom (n.)
- "ornamental round tuft" (originally on a hat, etc.), 1748, alteration of pompon "ornamental tuft; tuft-like flower head," from French pompon (1725), of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old French pompe "pomp."