pomelo

Asian who is ethnically/racially Asian (yellow), comfortable with and aware of Western (white) culture, but at heart holds dear Asian values, preferences, and traditions.

She's a pomelo who's grown up in America but travels frequently to Asia to enjoy food, entertainment, and history.

by babyswan March 23, 2009

pomelos

A grapefruit like fruit, larger with a thick rind, usually found in chinatown.

Wow, what a deal, pomelos for 3.99/lb! Score.

by LC-sizzle February 3, 2006

Pomelo

A fruit, similar to a grapefruit but sweeter, that nobody knows or acknowledges exists.

Friend 1: "I got a Pomelo from Kroger yesterday."
Friend 2: "A what?"

by Backpack Bob January 10, 2022

Pomeloed

To inconvenience a large group of people by attempting to smuggle illegal objects across an international border. This pertains mainly to smuggling of fruit, meats, soil, seal-oil and other non-narcotics. This especially pertains to the smuggling of Pomelos.

"We should of left that guy at the border, he declared that he didn't have any food, but he still had those two huge pomelos. I am going to miss my flight, he really pomeloed us."

by Philter December 8, 2007

Pomelo

It basically tastes like an oversized and watered-down orange. The pomelo (/ˈpɒməloʊ/),2 pummelo (/ˈpʌməloʊ/),2 or in scientific terms Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis, is the largest citrus fruit from the family Rutaceae and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit.

I feel like pomelos are a waste of money, Leonie. Can we buy oranges, please?

by JoshuaSebastian February 4, 2022

Pomelo effect

You don't see something until you actively keep thinking about it, and it was always there all the time but you didn't notice.

"Ever since I fell in love with the Thai girl I've been seeing Thai pomelos everywhere,"

"Nitwit, those pomelos were always there. You're just experiencing the pomelo effect"

by Louie_from_pikmin. October 15, 2023