or oom′-pah·
the sound of a repeated, rhythmic bass figure played as by a tuba in a polka band, marching band, etc.
also oom′-pah·-pah·
Origin of oompah
echoicoompah
oom·pahWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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oompah
also oom·pah-pah
noun
A rhythmic sound made by a tuba or other brass instrument.
Origin of oompah
ImitativeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present oompahs, present participle oompahing, simple past and past participle oompahed)
- To produce an oom-pah sound.
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