ouboet, noun
/ˈəʊbʊt/
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ou old + boet see boet. Cf. ou adjective sense 1 a.
colloquial
1. An affectionate form of address or reference to an older brother, or to a male friend; also used as a title before a man’s first name; ouboetie sense 1. See also boet sense 1 and 2.
[1949 A. Keppel-Jones When Smuts GoesThe Ministers have been summoned urgently; they arrive one by one, a little out of breath, flushed. ‘Middat, Mr President.’ ‘Middat, Mr President’. ‘Middat, ou Boet.’]
2. rare. Used as a common noun.
1971 Radio South Africa 4 JuneThere are seven of you? So you’ve got lots of ouboets?
An affectionate form of address or reference to an older brother, or to a male friend; also used as a title before a man’s first name; ouboetie sense 1.
Used as a common noun.
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