va-va-voom
noun/ˌvɑː vɑː ˈvuːm/, /ˌvæ væ ˈvuːm/
/ˌvɑː vɑː ˈvuːm/, /ˌvæ væ ˈvuːm/
[uncountable] (informal)- the quality of being exciting or sexually attractiveWord OriginFirst used in the 1950s in the US to represent the sound of a car engine running.
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