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OOF
/uf/
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What does OOF mean?
interjection
- A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
- (slang) Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
noun
- A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.
- (dated, slang) Money.
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OOF transactions are also official government assistance, but with a main objective other than development and with a grant element less than 25%.
“A tidy way o’ gettin’ two or three pounds together an’ fixin’ up for winter. The only thing I don’t like”—and here was the rift within the lute—“is paddin’ the ’oof down there.”
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Other Official Flows (OOF) or transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated or whose grant element is below the 25% threshold for ODA.
OOF transactions include official export credits (such as Eximbank credits), official equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization by the official sector that does not meet concessional terms.