oomph
oomph
(o͝omf)n. Slang
1. Spirited vigor: "With stronger muscles, you'll have more oomph for cardio activities" (Suzanne Schlosberg).
2. Physical or sexual attractiveness.
[Expressive of exertion.]
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oomph
(ʊmf)n
1. enthusiasm, vigour, or energy
2. sex appeal
[C20: perhaps imitative of the bellow of a mating bull]
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oomph
(ʊmf)n. Slang.
1. energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
2. sex appeal.
[1935–40, Amer.; imitative of the sound made during exertion]
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oomph
nounSlang. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
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