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Oom vs Foom - What's the difference?

oom | foom |

As a noun oom

is (south africa) an older man, especially an uncle (frequently as a respectful form of address).

As an interjection foom is

the sound of a muffled explosion.

oom

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)
  • *1979 , , A Dry White Season , Vintage 1998, p. 73:
  • *:He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’
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    foom

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The sound of a muffled explosion.
  • * 1983 , Richard Bach, Biplane
    • And FOOM -FOOM! the two engines burst together into life...
  • * 2000 , James Bradley, Ron Powers, Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima
    • Those flat-trajectory shells would skim straight in, making a roaring sound in the dark: Foom ! Foom! Foom!
  • * 2007 , Warren Murphy, James Mullaney, The New Destroyer: Guardian Angel
    • A soft, distant foom . The lights blinked, then faded. Foom-foom-foom! Explosions, one after another, rocked the tunnel.

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