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...Angeles, Dr. S. M. Seidlin, New York endocrinologist, defined "oomph": a gift of nature, the result of a finely adjusted endocrine system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 13, 1940 | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

Combining beauty and polse with the well-known Oomph, Miss Mardi Dickinson of Winchester outstripped all other contestants and won hands down the title of "Glamor Girl of the East" among Harvard undergraduates...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNION POLL CHOOSES MARDI DICKINSON NEW GLAMOR GIRL | 5/10/1940 | See Source »

...Smoker Committee's highly advertised "Mystery Woman," introduced as "Oomph Girl" Ann Sheridan turned out to be a monkey of the same name appearing in the musical "Keep Off the Grass." With a frightened look, she skated around the stage once and retired...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1,200 Undergraduates Pack Mem Hall to Watch Yardling Smoker | 5/1/1940 | See Source »

...pick Princeton to beat Harvard at anything," the Oomph Girl told the Sunday News yesterday. "My congratulations to Princeton where ivy clings to its traditions without obliterating the common amenities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRESS | 4/23/1940 | See Source »

...been seen since the search for Scarlett O'Hara. Miss Spirituals "must have a spiritual look," must be between 18 and 22, must not smoke or drink, must go to church regularly. In addition, they must have a certain zip. Says Preacher Jardine: "I want to de-oomph the Oomph Girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Indecency | 4/15/1940 | See Source »

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