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单词 oom-pah-pah
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oom-pah-pahn.int.

Brit. /ˈʊmpɑːpɑː/, /ˈuːmpɑːpɑː/, U.S. /ˈumˌpɑˌpɑ/, /ˈʊmˌpɑˌpɑ/
Forms: 1900s– oom-pah-pah, 1900s– oomp-pah-pah, 1900s– oompa-pa, 1900s– ump-pa-pa.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: oompah n.
Etymology: < oompah n., with reduplication of the second syllable.
A rhythmical sound consisting of three beats played (usually repetitively) by a band or orchestra, esp. one accompanying a waltz or polka; = oompah n. Also as int.: a representation of this sound.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > monotonous
monotony1636
pom-pom1862
oompah1877
tiddly-om-pom-pom1909
oom-pah-pah1936
1936 I. Gershwin By Strauss (song) 7 Go tell the band If they want a hand The waltz Must be Strauss's! Ya, ya, ya!—Give me oom-pah-pah!
1982 T. Keneally Schindler's Ark v. 70 The Ump-pa-pa of Viennese waltzes was the preferred beat of the SS.
1994 Hispanic Dec. 38/1 A horn-powered style that fuses Mexican cumbias with the oom-pah-pah of polka.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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