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Oom vs Toom - What's the difference?

oom | toom |

As nouns the difference between oom and toom

is that oom is (south africa) an older man, especially an uncle (frequently as a respectful form of address) while toom is (chiefly scottish) a piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot or toom can be vacant time, leisure.

As an adjective toom is

(rare|or|dialectal|northern england|scotland) empty.

As a verb toom is

(rare|or|dialectal) to empty; teem.

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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    toom

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) toom, tom, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Empty.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly Scottish) A piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare, or, dialectal) To empty; teem.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) toom, tome, tom, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Vacant time, leisure.
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