oomph
[ oo mf ]
/ ʊmf /
noun Informal.
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
sex appeal.
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Origin of oomph
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; imitative of the sound made during exertion, as in lifting a heavy object
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Example sentences from the Web for oomph
Any good Baby Boom boy my age can testify that the oomph went out of American family car design in 1963.
All the oomph in the U.S. economy was delivered by the top 10% of households.
About the only remarks that could be elicited from the "little yaller man" were a reluctant "oomph" or "oomph-uh."
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British Dictionary definitions for oomph
oomph
/ (ʊmf) /
noun informal
enthusiasm, vigour, or energy
sex appeal
Word Origin for oomph
C20: perhaps imitative of the bellow of a mating bull
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