ouboet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans ouboet.

Noun

ouboet (plural ouboets)

  1. (South Africa) An affectionate term for an older brother (or male friend).
    • 2014, Zoe Wicomb, October: A Novel:
      A boy who is an ouboet would not shirk respondibility, but being the younger, the baby […]
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