oom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of oom
Afrikaans: literally, uncle
Example Sentences
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One tap of the keyboard, and we were listening live: Oom pah pah, oom pah pah.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2010
Most of the time it merely plays pah to the cello's oom.
From Time Magazine Archive
And swiftly they sped towards their camp, hearing ever in the air the "Oom, oom, oom" of the spirits.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)
They had to climb a hill, and until they got to the top they could not escape the musicker's monotonous piping: "Oom, pom-pom; oom, pom-pom; Tiddle-iddle-widdle, oom, pom-pom; Oom, pom-pom—pah!"
From The Road to Oz by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
And the Dummerh were changed into pigeons, with a cry like the spirits of "Oom, oom, oom."
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)
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