Definitions for oomphʊmf

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oomph*ʊmf(n.)

  1. energy; vitality; enthusiasm.

    Category: Informal

  2. sex appeal.

    Category: Informal

* Slang..

Origin of oomph:

1935–40, Amer.; imit. of the sound made during exertion

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sex appeal, desirability, desirableness, oomph(noun)

    attractiveness to the opposite sex

  2. dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing(noun)

    the activeness of an energetic personality

Wiktionary

  1. oomph(Noun)

    Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.

    Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job.

  2. oomph(Noun)

    Sex appeal.

  3. oomph(Noun)

    A bassy grunting or thudding sound.


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