Definition of "oompah" []

• A rhythmic sound made by a tuba or other brass instrument. (noun)

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• "Katherine Bodenbender, another member of the ensemble, says that convincing the fingers of the right hand to play that "oompah" while the right thumb is plucking out the melody takes a little practice."
• "What makes the zither truly German is the "oompah" produced by all of those strings."
• "I'd even like to have a kind of oompah-music thingy on one of Ionic Vision's releases ... (laughs) Hey: It's all about that simple thing called "music"!"