va-va-voom
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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People who enjoy their own company and who started investing early may have less reason to marry for reasons other than fireworks and va-va-voom.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
On that same episode, Rivera also blew the roof off the studio with “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’,” a number from “Porgy and Bess” reimagined as a va-va-voom dance extravaganza choreographed by Peter Gennaro.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
France have no such selection issues and Romain Ntamack is a classy operator with an attacking flair who will be looking to bring the va-va-voom to west London.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
The collection crescendoed passionately into the evening with Saab’s bread-and-butter va-va-voom silhouettes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
Women began flocking to the line, which, like J. Crew’s everyday clothes, was more about classic elegance than va-va-voom shine and shimmer.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2016
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