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Oomph
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
oomph
"sexual attractiveness," 1937, suggestive of the reaction of someone hit hard in the belly. Ann Sheridan (1939) was the original Hollywood oomph girl.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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oomph definition[ʊmpf]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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