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hame aboot

adjectivehome

Cosy, plain, comfortable like home

Having a cosy, domestic quality; plain and comfortable, like being at home.

Example in use

Dis hoose is gey hame aboot.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HAYM-uh-BOOT/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentwarm

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