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[oomf] Pronunciation Key
[oomf] Pronunciation Key –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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(ŏŏmf) Pronunciation Key
n. Slang
[Expressive of exertion.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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| oomph | |
noun | |
| 1. | attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: sex appeal] |
| 2. | the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: dynamism] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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