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Oxfam

/ˈɒksfæm/

Where it comes from

Syllabic abbreviation of Oxford Committee for Famine Relief: originally the telegraphic address of the organisation.

proper noun

A United Kingdom-based charity focused on alleviating global poverty and operating a chain of charity shops. [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 t

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한국어	옥스팜 okseupam
中文	樂施會 /乐施会 Lèshīhuì

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MLA

"Oxfam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oxfam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Oxfam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oxfam

Chicago

"Oxfam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oxfam.

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@misc{oxfam_2026,
  title = {Oxfam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxfam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}