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:
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 Pom Pom (film), a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy film Pom Pom and Friends, an animated television series from 2011–12
Fictional characters Pom Pom, a fictional character from Super Mario 3D Land Pom Pom, a character in the Flash animated cartoon Homestar Runner Pom Pom, a character from Bluey Pom Pom, a character from the Hungarian cartoon series PomPom, a triple-element monster in My Singing Monsters
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 , a U.S. Navy submarine built during World War II
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
People François Pompon (1856–1933), French sculptor Bob Whiting (1883–1917), English footballer known as Pom Pom Whiting
Society
Panpan girls (also pom-pom girls), sex workers in postwar Japan
Other uses Pom Poms, a candy made by the James O. Welch Co. Pom Pom Island, a coral reef island in Malaysia