Crossword clues for oomph
oomph
- Nothing old having speed and energy
- Pep wants speed on ball doubled
- Drive round with zero speed
- That certain something
- Sex appeal: sl
- Je ne sais quoi
- Extra effort, informally
- Personal charm
- Robust quality
- Vigour, informally
- Old-time sex appeal
- Energetic quality, informally
- Vitality — sex appeal (informal)
- That little extra something
- That certain sexy something
- Spirited vigour
- Sex appeal, informally
- Relative of pizzazz
- Extra zip
- Extra somethin'-somethin'
- Extra somethin' somethin'
- Enthusiasm, informally
- Energetic extra
- Desirability, slangily
- Appeal of the sexy
- "The ___ Girl" (Ann Sheridan nickname)
- Energy, informally
- Pizazz
- Zing
- Get-up-and-go
- That certain "something"
- Zip
- Juice
- Extra energy
- Vigor
- Pep
- Attractiveness to the opposite sex
- A activeness of an energetic personality
- Ann Sheridan's asset
- Pizzazz
- Vim
- Vitality - sex appeal
- Go round twice at speed
- Go round taking speed while standing?
- Ginger gets glasses at the going rate
- Energy old politician displayed in backing House
- On reflection, Houses of Parliament associated with low energy
- Work hard to acquire some essentially sexy allure
- Keeping fairly quiet, loves husband's sex appeal
- Spirited vigor
- Sex appeal? A ton, when topless
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"sexual attractiveness," 1937, suggestive visceral physical sound. Ann Sheridan (1915â1967) was the original Hollywood oomph girl (1939).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context informal uncountable English) strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. 2 (context informal uncountable English) sex appeal. 3 (context countable English) A bassy grunting or thudding sound.
WordNet
n. attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: sex appeal, desirability, desirableness]
the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, zing]
Usage examples of "oomph".
With the last bit of oomph the Vette had, Ryan drove off the road and into the dense vegetation, hoping to hide the car.
I had oomph enough to vacate the area steps ahead of an unpleasant interview with the goon squad, who did not seem to care if I had legitimate business on the Hill.