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oompah
noun oom·pah \ˈüm-(ˌ)pä, ˈu̇m-\
Definition of OOMPAH
: a repeated rhythmic bass accompaniment especially in a band; also : music featuring such accompaniment
— oompah verb
Variants of OOMPAH
oom·pah also oom·pah–pah \ˌüm-(ˌ)pä-ˈpä, ˌu̇m-\
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Origin of OOMPAH
imitative
First Known Use: 1877
Rhymes with OOMPAH
aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, fellah, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, markka, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, sangfroid, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, tola, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla
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