oompa
9.9
A musician who plays lively, bouncy tunes in brass or folk bands
- noun
- /ˈuːmpə/
:
músico de oompa
- As the parade approached, the oompa musicians filled the air with cheerful melodies from their brass instruments.
Examples
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To the left, Bosley starts playing oompa OOMPA oompa OOMPA on a wrap-around tuba.
Fiction book (2000) -
The band played lively oompa music at the street festival, making everyone dance.
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During the celebration, the oompa music brought a festive spirit to the entire crowd.
Synonyms
musician
vsoompa
644
1.8
A person who plays or writes music for others
is limited to performing a specific brass folk rhythmic role rather than musical jobs
band player
vsoompa
1
2.5
A person who plays an instrument in a band, for example a military band
focuses on one rhythmic folk brass style rather than general group playing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oompa comes from the same musical sound oom-pah and was used for a player who makes that tuba-and-horn beat in a brass or folk band. So an oompa is a musician who plays lively 'oom-pah' music.