oom-pah
See also: oompah
English edit
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Etymology edit
Onomatopoeia of the sound and rhythm of German folk music.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
- (music) A genre of Germanic music (especially Bavarian music) typically involving brass instruments.
- (music) A bassline characteristic of such music, alternating lower and higher notes or chords on the beat, or in a mid-high-low-high sequence.
- An oom-pah bassline: