Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A forceful, resounding blow.
- noun The sound of such a blow.
- intransitive verb To strike or crash into with resounding impact.
- intransitive verb To collide or strike with great force.
- interjection Used to indicate the sound of a forceful blow or collision.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
forceful blow - noun the
sound of such a blow; athud - verb to
strike orsmash (into) something with greatforce orimpact
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb hit hard
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Am I the only one who immediately thought of the "The Whammer" from Word Girl on PBS when Jen kept saying "wham" at the begining of her sentences?
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There is a bad guy on that show called The Whammer, and he substitutes the word "wham" for other words in his sentences all the time.
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Wham I'm not sure that "wham" is appropriate in front of every wham sentence.
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Wham I'm not sure that "wham" is appropriate in front of every wham sentence.
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Somewhere in the Lurker's Guide I recall reading JMS' comments about 'wham' episodes.
Alas, Babylon Abigail Nussbaum 2005
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Slicked-back hair, a bushy Italian mustache, sleeveless Iggy Pop T-shirt, cut to show his shoulder tats - "wham" across the left, "pow" on the right.
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A guy is enjoying his Doritos when "wham," a goddess appears.
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A guy is enjoying his Doritos when "wham," a goddess appears.
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It's like we get hopeful and then 'wham' the fear sets in again.
Praying For Parker 2009
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It's like we get hopeful and then 'wham' the fear sets in again.
Praying For Parker 2009
patiomensch commented on the word wham
A sound effect, a band—can't go wrong.
April 13, 2007