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oom-pah-pah

oom-pah-pah noun: a variant of oom-pah played in triple time.

Noun

oom-pah-pah (uncountable)

  1. A variant of oom-pah played in triple time.
    • An oom-pah-pah bassline:
      {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"trumpet"\time3/4\tempo4=160\clef bass\repeat unfold2{c-.-.g,-.-.

Forms of oom-pah-pah

alternative formoompahpah
alternative formoom-pa-pa
alternative formoompapa

Origin of oom-pah-pah

Onomatopoeia of the rhythm.

Questions about oom-pah-pah

What does oom-pah-pah mean?
Oom-pah-pah means a variant of oom-pah played in triple time.
What part of speech is oom-pah-pah?
Oom-pah-pah is a noun.

Words near oom-pah-pah in the dictionary

  1. OOLs
  2. oom
  3. oom-pa-pa
  4. oom-pah
  5. oom-pah-like
  6. oom-pah-pah
  7. Ooma
  8. oomancy
  9. oomantia
  10. oometer
  11. oometers

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