Oomph
/ʊmf/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. informal, uncountable
"Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job."
- 2 the activeness of an energetic personality wordnet
- 3 Sex appeal. informal, uncountable
"'Come to think of it, the girl looked a bit like Ann,' Jerry reflected. 'Foxy, know what I mean? Garbo eyes, lots of oomph.'"
- 4 attractiveness to the opposite sex wordnet
- 5 A bassy grunting or thudding sound. countable
Verb
- 1 To produce a bassy grunting or thudding sound. intransitive
Example
More examples"Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job."
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.