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oompah
noun
Definition of
oompah noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
oompah
noun
/
ˈʊmpɑ
;
ˈumpɑ
/
(
also
oompah-pah
)
(
informal
)
used to refer to the sound produced by a group of
brass
instruments
an oompah band