Meanings
nounoom-pah-pah (uncountable)
alternative oompahpah · alternative oom-pa-pa · alternative oompapa
- uncountableentertainmentA 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,-.-.
Origin
Onomatopoeia of the rhythm.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 嘭嚓嚓, 嘣嚓嚓
- 嘭嚓嚓 (pēngcācā)Translations
- 嘣嚓嚓 (bēngcācā)Translations
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