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The quality of being exciting, vigorous, or sexually attractive.
‘she's lost none of her va-va-voom since giving birth to her daughter’
‘Dolce & Gabbana are the people to go to for curve-hugging va-va-voom.’
‘I know it's a predominantly French characteristic, but the Germans are showing a bit more va-va-voom in this half.’
‘In common with many Scots, Fraser has little faith in the Executive's va-va-voom, and sees a failure of leadership in its approach to many of the big issues facing the country post - devolution.’
‘Even a simple game of Tetris has a bit more va-va-voom in full colour.’
‘Alexander McQueen leather boots with 80 mm heels will give any outfit va-va-voom, while Yves Saint Laurent boots are pricey, at £575, but worth every penny.’
‘Tim Sherwood today backed Tugay to put the va-va-voom back into Blackburn Rovers' season.’
‘There was no doubting the style from the Minstermen, especially in the first half, but the substance was missing and after the brightest of openings there was no va-va-voom, no oomph, no spark.’
‘And for full-on red carpet va-va-voom, the big-budget Sin City, from the golden triumvirate of Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, should be hard to beat.’
‘And it's also a way of injecting a bit of verve and va-va-voom into a long-time staid art scene.’
‘Presenter Catherine Zeta-Jones also looked smoking hot and defined va-va-voom in her form-fitting, red, beaded, Versace gown complemented by her feminine, flowing, raven hair.’
adjective
informal
Sexually attractive.
‘her va-va-voom figure’
‘Far from being depressed, I've relished my new body and been delighted to flirt with my new va-va-voom curves and cleavage (the more so as I know they won't last).’
‘But perhaps not every day can be a va-va-voom day.’
‘Then, there were the va-va-voom designer fashions from Tootsies shown in a dazzling runway display.’
‘She's wearing her own label, Lamb - va-va-voom sweater, jeans that look sewn on - with a bare face and wet hair.’
‘Kirstie, 53, who rose to fame and fortune with her role as the feisty Rebecca Howe on the hit '80s sitcom Cheers, has gone from va-va-voom voluptuous to formidably fat.’
‘She's this tiny little freckled Irish Catholic thing, with a va-va-voom bod and auburn hair in a short, cute pageboy bob, green eyes, a button nose, and a perfect little mouth.’
‘I mean how could people possibly think I'm so va-va-voom, hen, when I've got PMS pimples, a chubby tummy and an undying desire to wear gaudy vintage dresses?’
Origin
1950s (originally US): representing the sound of a car engine being revved.