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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
oomph
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The campaign just didn't have any oomph.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At 4 × 22 watts, the V10 has a third more oomph than almost anything at the price.
▪ Opera Chorus, under William Vendice's stalwart hand, brought a bit of needed oomph to an otherwise bland evening.
▪ There are verses and choruses and chick backing vocals and a big Chris Hughes production to give it that radio-friendly oomph.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
oomph

"sexual attractiveness," 1937, suggestive visceral physical sound. Ann Sheridan (1915–1967) was the original Hollywood oomph girl (1939).

Wiktionary
oomph

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
oomph
  1. n. attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: sex appeal, desirability, desirableness]

  2. 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.