waroom

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From war (“confusion, disorder”) +‎ oom (“uncle”)

Pronunciation

Noun

waroom m (plural warooms, diminutive waroompje n)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a disorderly or confused uncle

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adverb

waroom

  1. Misspelling of waarom.
    • 1932, Bataviaasch nieuwsblad, volume 47, number 158, page 12:
      Maar mama, waroom juist suiker?
      But mummy, hwy specifically sugar?
    • 1955, H. van Straten, P. van Ostaijen, “Tweemaal nee”, in Het vrije volk, volume 10, number 3024, page 13:
      En waroom zou men dat doen? Als eerbetoon aan puristen à la Charivarius?
      And hwy would one do that? As an homage to purists like Charivarius?
    • 1981, J. Visser-Roosendaal, “De Lage Hoek”, in Trouw, volume 39, number 11399, page 17:
      „Waroom, kind.” Toen onthulde Jannie hem haar grootste zorg van de laatste jaren.
      „Wy, child.” Then Jannie confessed to him her biggest worry of the last years.
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