English Explanatory Dictionary

oom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)
phrase
  1. Initialism of out of memory.
  2. Initialism of out of mana.
noun
  1. An instance of an out of memory error.
  2. Initialism of order of magnitude.

Pronunciation

/ʊəm/ /ʊm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oom.wav

Word forms

oom ooms

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam and ohm.

Related words

oom-pah
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