oompah

oom·pah

noun \ˈüm-(ˌ)pä, ˈu̇m-\

Definition of OOMPAH

: a repeated rhythmic bass accompaniment especially in a band; also : music featuring such accompaniment

— oompah verb

Variants of OOMPAH

oom·pah also oom·pah–pah \ˌüm-(ˌ)pä-ˈpä, ˌu̇m-\

Origin of OOMPAH

imitative

First Known Use: 1877

Rhymes with OOMPAH

aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, fellah, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, markka, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, sangfroid, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, tola, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla