va-va-voom
Britishnoun
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Her game, slightly spacy screen presence goes some way toward making an actual character out of a protagonist otherwise drawn via romcom identikit: A klutzy, cat-doting singleton wedded to her job but only one mild makeover away from va-va-voom sexiness, Manhattan PR star Wren Cosgrove seems both entirely familiar and not entirely human.
From Salon
He added: "If we don't regain that spirit of radicalism and va-va-voom that we had when we came into the office, I think people might say it's time to give the others a go."
From BBC
It took Glenn Martens of Y/Project into an intriguing reality distortion field, with necklines purposefully pulled to the side, cardigans hoiked up and over, va-va-voom sheath dresses crumpled just so, the familiar twisted just enough to become a tease.
From New York Times
The collection indicated that Saab, who found fame with va-va-voom cinched-waist looks, seems to be moving out of his comfort zone.
From Washington Times
He has all the va-va-voom of a ficus tree, all the populism of a Bermuda golf course.
From New York Times
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