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oompah

American

[oom-pah, oom-] / ˈum pɑ, ˈʊm- /

Also oompah-pah

noun

a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.

adjective

marked by an oompah.

oompah band.

oompah British

/ ˈuːmˌpɑː /

noun

a representation of the sound made by a deep brass instrument, esp in military band music

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Etymology

Origin of oompah

First recorded in 1875–80; imitative

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Facing intense criticism was not new for Scotland head coach Steve Clarke when his dejected players left Germany to the sound of a Bavarian oompah band after a deflating Euros campaign in the summer.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

And the remaining taps feature Germany and Czech beers if you long for the old oompah Queen Anne Beerhall.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

Revellers sit at long communal tables to swig beer, eat sausages, pretzel or pork knuckle, and listen to oompah bands.

From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022

Encore is strong, musically, with an unexpectedly broader palette that takes in disco, funk and oompah as well as reggae.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2019

On top of this accompanying oompah the rag pianists wove a catchy tune that pulled the rhythm around, a technique called syncopation.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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