Vavavoom ?

[nq:1]I cannot find the definition for the word "vavavoom" anywhere in cyberscpace although there are occurences also in the form "vavavoomish" Could someone explain it to me ?[/nq]
It's more usually written as "va-va-voom". Onomatopoeia, meaning power or speed.
Currently heavily used in a UK TV advert for some car or other, featuring Thierry Henry (couldn't tell you what the car is, these

[nq:1]I cannot find the definition for the word "vavavoom" anywhere in cyberscpace although there are occurences also in the form "vavavoomish" Could someone explain it to me ?[/nq]
We did this in aeu

John Dean
Oxford

[nq:2]I cannot find the definition for the word "vavavoom" anywhere ... the form "vavavoomish" Could someone explain it to me ?[/nq]
[nq:1]We did this in aeu[/nq]
And found no definition for "vavavoom" anywhere in cyberspace. I tried onelook.com and got no help. (I also had no luck with the one-va and three-va versions.) Googling "vavavoom" got me a response of about 3,050 links. The first

[nq:2]We did this in aeu[/nq]
[nq:1]And found no definition for "vavavoom" anywhere in cyberspace. I tried onelook.com and got no help. (I also had no ... sites come up. Maybe that will supplement what she learned from AEU and enable her to form her own conclusion.[/nq]
It's not in Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, which surprises me, as they're rather complete.
I think it behooves us to

[nq:1]It's not in Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, which surprises me, as they're rather complete.[/nq]
OED has drafted an entry for this, which should be appearing in, let's see...December.
Jesse Sheidlower

[nq:2]And found no definition for "vavavoom" anywhere in cyberspace. I ... from AEU and enable her to form her own conclusion.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's not in Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, which surprises me, as they're rather complete. I think it behooves us to ... myself, so I'd be interested to know if others think this captures its essence, or if not, what is needed.[/nq]
Here's what I found,

[nq:2]It's not in Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, which surprises me, as they're rather complete.[/nq]
[nq:1]OED has drafted an entry for this, which should be appearing in, let's see...December.[/nq]
Coined, or at least popularized, by Art Carney, no?

http://www.tvacres.com

[nq:2]OED has drafted an entry for this, which should be appearing in, let's see...December.[/nq]
[nq:1]Coined, or at least popularized, by Art Carney, no?[/nq]
Yes. We were able to get the published lyrics to
"Va Va Va Voom" (thus as published), but have not
been able to track down scripts from the Morey
Amsterdam show.
Jesse Sheidlower
OED

Donna Richoux filted:
[nq:1]I think it behooves us to try to compose our own definition of "va-va-voom." I don't think it is used ... myself, so I'd be interested to know if others think this captures its essence, or if not, what is needed.[/nq]
I lost online access to OED when QPBC lost their licensing arrangement, and my dead-trees version is about fifteen miles from me at the moment, so

Donna Richoux defines:
[nq:1]An exclamation in imitation of the acceleration of a car engine, often used to express the sexual thrill a man felt on seeing a beautiful woman or a picture of one.[/nq]
I was not told we were no longer allowed to feel this.
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