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oomph
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oomph has 2 senses
- oomph(n = noun.attribute) desirability, desirableness, sex appeal - attractiveness to the opposite sex; Array is a kind of attractiveness
- oomph(n = noun.attribute) dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing - the activeness of an energetic personality; Array is a kind of activeness, activity
has particulars: sultriness
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oomph, n. sl.
1 energy, enthusiasm.
2 attractiveness, esp. sexual appeal.
1 energy, enthusiasm.
2 attractiveness, esp. sexual appeal.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. uncert.
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