Oxfam

English Etymology Syllabic abbreviation of Oxford Committee for Famine Relief: originally the telegraphic address of the organisation. Pronunciation en /ˈɒksfæm/ Proper noun A United Kingdom-based charity focused on alleviating global poverty and operating a chain of charity shops. en 1992 Juliet Ash; Elizabeth Wilson Chic Thrills: A Fashion Reader 42 [E]xquisitely torn jeans adorned the 'Hard Times' cover of The Face, while the long macs and second-hand suits of the 'Oxfam brigade', with their doomy Joy Division rock and George Orwell haircuts, made a suitable fanfare for the advent of the dreaded 1984. In one sense Oxfam chic was a lament for the passing of the old working-class certainties en 2012 Alana Muir An American Guide to Britishness 34 In the town center of the village I live in, there is an Oxfam shop, a Salvation Army shop, a Heart Disease UK shop, and a Cancer Research shop. They sell the usual thrift store stuff of used clothes and books. Translations charity Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 樂施會 Lèshīhuì Japanese: ja Korean: ko 옥스팜 en syllabic abbreviations en Organizations