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a fluffy ball of pure enthusiasm, weaponized by cheerleaders and toddler hats alike
naval originFrench sailors wore them to avoid bonking low ship ceilings
gun nicknameWWII anti-aircraft guns were called pom-poms
flower tooPompom dahlias and chrysanthemums share the puffball name
team spiritModern cheer poms first popped up in 1930s America