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Jun 22, 2018 · The "womp womp" or "womp womp womp womp" sound affect seems to be part of whatever sound effects and music library is widely used in making lots of the amateur/low-budget kids videos on YouTube, and probably ships as part of the standard effects library in some popular video production application.
Jun 29, 2016 · Yet a third approach, sometimes when a joke is just terrible, some people (for example I have a friend who does this all the time) just respond by saying "womp womp" which is meant to reflect the following sound made by a trumpet, tuba, trombone or other such brass instrument: womp womp. Which is often a shortened version of this:
womp womp은 미국 영어에서 실망이나 불만을 나타내는 음성적인 효과로, 트롬론의 소리를 모방한 표현입니다. 이 표현은 농담이나 유머에서 주로 사용되며, 상황에 따라 다른 의미를 가질 수 있습니다.
Mar 25, 2014 · The name "womp womp" to me conjures up a different sound [not sure where to most easily find it] which smears the first three notes together [it's a trombone after all]. – supercat Commented Jun 22, 2018 at 15:16
Dec 31, 2018 · English Language & Usage seeks to provide one-stop shopping for readers, which in the case of explanations of meaning means including appropriate quotations within an answer. Having said that, I must say that I think your answer is quite solid in every other respect. –
Sep 9, 2014 · I consulted a friend who also believed the phrase sounded familiar, and agreed that the meaning went something like "to rise in popularity". Ever since people realized how cute squirrels were, the squirrel market has been picking up friction.
Jun 29, 2015 · To not "sit well with" as an idiom meaning that a situation is difficult to agree with or to accept. See not sit well at the Free Dictionary. Their example: The idea of declaring war does not sit well with many voters.
Feb 4, 2016 · Think "early in the game". "Early", or "Late in the game" are idioms used to express a viewpoint about timeliness, using a sports analogy. I'm not sure whether the usage of piece here came about as a sort of "mixed metaphor" misusage or what, but, to me, the meaning is still obvious. Here, though, "piece" replaces "game" to describe some event.
Nov 20, 2015 · What's the meaning of "hit somebody like a bucket of cold water"? I couldn't find this idiom (?) in my dictionaries; I just found "cold water" means "disapproval". But I don't think it would have the same meaning in this idiom. Examples: The bad news hit me like a bucket of cold water. My presence will hit them like a bucket of cold water.
Mar 26, 2019 · So I'm suitably amused. :) That said, this feels like folk etymology. Girding literally refers to wearing a belt or girdle. 2 Samuel 20:18 (KJV) refers to "a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof," suggesting only a girdle, and 1 Kings 20:32 has "So they girded sackcloth on their loins," suggesting only applying a sackcloth belt.
