单词 | oom-pah-pah |
释义 | oom-pah-pahn.int. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.int.1936 |
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