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oomph

  [oomf]
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–noun Informal.
1. energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
2. sex appeal.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; imit. of the sound made during exertion, as in lifting a heavy object
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oomph   (ŏŏmf)   
n.   Slang

  1. Spirited vigor: "There is not much oomph in the economy, but there is nothing seriously pushing it down" (Murray L. Weidenbaum).

  2. Physical or sexual attractiveness.


[Expressive of exertion.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
oomph [ʊmpf]

  1. n.
    energy; drive and vitality. : Come on, you guys. Let's get some oomph behind it. Push!
  2. n.
    sex appeal. (Euphemistic.) : She had a lot of oomph, but didn't wish to become a movie star.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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