oom

/ ˈuːəm /

noun

1. a title of respect used to address an elderly man

Word History and Origins

Origin of oom¹

Afrikaans: literally, uncle

Example Sentences

“Oom, chuck-a, chuck, boom, boom/Oom, chuck-a, chuck, boom, boom. No other instrumental jazz single has beaten its record. Time Out, the album on which Take Five appeared originally, went platinum in 2011, meaning sales of 2 million copies plus.” he added.

From The Guardian

Don’t you people know that half the world’s problems are solved when two or more women go to the “l adies r oom” together?

From Washington Post

“Bum bum bay oom,” Mr. McGregor sang as Mr. Cirio and Herman Cornejo moved through an interlocking chain of movements that seemed slightly too fast for the eye to take in.

From New York Times

So I’m singin’ Elvira, Elvira My heart’s on fire, Elvira Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow Heigh-ho Silver, away How did I already know the words and the rhythms to that song?

From Literature

“Thank youfor being my best friend,” and my voicewarbles like the first bird of the morning.Oom pompa noo suc—you fish your sideof the river, I’ll fish mine, you saidit meant—and I can see us, decades,fishing both sides of the river,together, sharing the catch.

From The New Yorker