0 a small ball of wool or other material used as a decoration, especially on the top of a hat:
We admired the sentries at the temple, who wore ballet skirts with great pompons on their shoes.
Shake the pom-poms three times at the top and then take them back down to your sides.
Cheerleading is expensive because just about everything, from pompons to shoes to uniforms must be purchased, or rented, by the students.
1 a small ball of loose strings or pieces of yarn used as a decoration, esp. on the top of a hat, or a ball of loose strips of paper or plastic waved at sports events
Tidy up your pompom by trimming off any uneven lengths of wool.
Someone hung three gold string necklaces with pom-poms round his neck.
Continue marching and shake both pompoms together above your head, counting to eight as you step.
