So, what is va-va-voom? Thierry gets his answer

FRENCH footballer Thierry Henry has prompted a new entry in the English dictionary, it emerged yesterday.

The Arsenal striker has appeared in TV commercials for car maker Renault trying to figure out the meaning of the term “va-va-voom”.

Authors of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary could help him with the answer after deciding to include the word for the first time in its latest edition published yesterday.