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oomph
[ oomf ]
noun
Informal.
- energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- sex appeal.
oomph
/ ʊ /
noun
- enthusiasm, vigour, or energy
- sex appeal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oomph1
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; imitative of the sound made during exertion, as in lifting a heavy object
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oomph1
C20: perhaps imitative of the bellow of a mating bull
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Some of her own MPs have grumbled privately that she has lacked oomph and cut-through in her opening months in the job.
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"I said, 'Mr President I agree with you, I'm just hoping Mike has got the oomph to pull this off,'" Norman said.
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It was cheerful and rhymed but lacked oomph.
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Daniels and Chase brought more oomph to their characters’ romantic entanglement, which has left Lady Larken happily if inconveniently with child, a springboard for the whole screwy marital plot.
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I DO press the tea bag to extract more "oomph" from it and this is a big no-no for some who believe it will make your tea bitter.
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