ouboet
/ˈəʊbʊt
/noun South African informal
Used as an affectionate way of addressing or referring to an older brother or male friend: as soon as we find out we will let you know, ouboet...
- And I'm not referring to the fact that she married my ouboet neither!
- I have a lovely, small old-fashioned one which my ouboet made for me.
Origin
Afrikaans, from ou 'old' + boet 'mate' (from Dutch dialect boet 'youngster').