oompah

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Definition of oompah in English English dictionary

To produce an oom-pah sound

Beer foamed; champagne bottles stood at attention in silver buckets; military brass oompahed over the hill and the summer air grew heavy with jubilation.

Alternative form of oom-pah

{i} repeated rhythmical sound made by a tuba or brass instruments (in a band)

Hyphenation

oom·pah

Etymology

[ 'üm-(")pä, 'um- ] (noun.) 1877. imitative.