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Word: pom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...Almost at the same moment as we bombed I felt a thump, and the aircraft lurched to the right. A pom-pom shell had gone through the starboard wing. Then another shell hit the same wing between the fuselage and the engine. They were firing pretty well at point-blank range. It was all over in a few seconds. The navigator called out. 'O.K. finish.' Then we turned away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Tales of Heroism | 9/2/1940 | See Source »

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