"OOMF" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /umf/
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} OOMF
  1. (Internet slang) Acronym of one of my followers/friends. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: one of my followers/friends Categories (topical): Twitter Synonyms: oomf Derived forms: OOMFie, oomfie
    Sense id: en-OOMF-en-phrase-9USJMSyd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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