Ombe

Ombe

An informal way to say please or come on when pleading for something, used to add emphasis to a request (it is a shortened version of the word hombre, or man).

A: Hey bro, lend me your car please. B: Hahaha, NO, you are crazy. A: Ombe, ombe, please, I need it. B: Fine, fine, okay, take it!

Automatically translated from Spanish

• #porfa
• #por-favor
• #fabor
• #por-fabor
• #plis
• #please
• #pli
• #alfa
• #alfavol
• #alfabol
• #al-fabol
• #al-favo

República Dominicanaby AnónimoJuly 5, 2007

Score:+35

Ombe

A versatile Dominican interjection used to convey a wide range of emotions like sympathy, nostalgia, or dismissal (it is a shortened version of hombre, or man, but used for any gender).

Oh, ombe, my grandson left for the city. Oh! Ombe, leave it alone, it is not important. Did he fall? Oh, ombe, did he hit himself hard?

Automatically translated from Spanish

• #pena
• #nostalgia
• #afliccion

República Dominicanaby AnónimoOctober 2, 2013Word of the day · October 4, 2013

Score:+19

Ombe

a vulgar descriptor for something that is completely bare, naked, or stripped down (this terminology is characteristic of Caribbean slang rather than Chilean).

something pelao

Automatically translated from Spanish

• #ombe
• #como-no

Chileby AnónimoAugust 5, 2009

Score:+2

Ombe

A versatile filler word used to add emphasis to any sentiment or idea during a conversation. It functions as a linguistic bridge that changes meaning based on the context, often expressing frustration, surprise, or simple resignation (it is a phonetic shortening of the word hombre, or man, but is used regardless of the gender of the person being addressed).

Stop nagging about the same thing, ombe, I already told you I am not going!

Automatically translated from Spanish

Colombiaby Caleño FinoAugust 17, 2026

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Ombe

A phonetic variation of the word hombre (man), extremely popular in the Caribbean region of Colombia. It is used to address a friend or as an interjection to add emphasis to any emotion within a conversation (it is a staple of the coastal Costeño dialect and vallenato music).

Aw ombe, do not tell me you forgot the keys at the house again!

Automatically translated from Spanish

Colombiaby Rolo ValeAugust 17, 2026

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Ombe

A corruption of the word hombre (man), used as a casual way to address a friend or as an emphatic filler word to stress an emotion. It is a very common part of daily speech used to express a wide range of feelings, from surprise and disbelief to annoyance or exhaustion.

Stop bothering me, ombe, I am trying to concentrate!

Automatically translated from Spanish

Hondurasby Catracho VagoAugust 17, 2026

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