ouboet

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans ouboet.

Noun

ouboet (plural ouboets)

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