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/ʊəm/ · noun
(South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.).
He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’
Use oom when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oom means (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’
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