Definition of “oomph”

Usage examples

• He slapped Stone on the back with a little more oomph than was required.

  Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)

• The Siena to buy is the diesel version, a turbocharged 1,700cc engine that has enough oomph to keep up with the petrol crowd.

  Business Today (2000)

• The film is based on the acclaimed 1999 novel by Andre Dubus III, which has the added oomph of being an Oprah Book Club selection.

  Globe and Mail (2003)

• They're preternaturally alive, with oomph oozing out of every pore.

  Glasgow Herald (2001)

• It is your ` oomph ', your driving force; it powers your whole being.

  Amoda, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)