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Mr Zippy | 12:35 Mon 28th Feb 2011 | Phrases & Sayings
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Does any one know the origin of this phrase and when it was first used? I know it was used in a Renault car ad, but well before that it featured in the 1950s film Kiss Me Deadly, when it had sexual connotations (fast cars, male sexual prowess etc)
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VA-VA VOOM is an expression from about the 1960s (not sure if it is still in use) which is a simulation of the sound of a revving engine and the attendant wheel-peeling rapid take-off. I think it was supposed to be suggestive of a guy seeing a hot babe and revving himself up to make a beeline for said attractant, à la Road Runner.

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