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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To bam-boozle; cheat; hoax; wheedle.
  2. To practise hoaxing or imposition.
  3. n. A cheat; a hoax; an imposition.

Wiktionary

  1. interj. Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.
  2. n. ned, bampot.
  3. n. A jocular imposition, the same as a humbug.
  4. n. tree
  5. n. bench
  6. n. seat
  7. n. bench
  8. n. seat
  9. v. To impose on any one by a falsity; also to jeer or make fun of any one.
  10. Bare Arse Minimum

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
  2. v. To cheat; to wheedle.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
  2. n. a sudden very loud noise

Examples

  • ““The bam was the glut and vomit of glass and wood and stone that was hurled into the little green park before me.””

    Simon & Schuster: Human Smoke

  • “The other side of the bam was a pala - tial apartment, with videoscreens on three walls.”

    Split Infinity

  • “I saw the revival of Brighton Beach and was waiting for the next show, and then, "bam," three days later it closed.”

    Jon Chattman: Screenwriter John Patrick Shanley on "Ups and Downs," Taking Moonstruck to Broadway and the Plays That Inspired Him

  • “I mean seriously ... every time I see his picture on this site I get excited for some MacGyver news and then 'bam' ...”

    LOL: Follow Fake Michael Bay on Twitter | /Film

  • “I thought that game was only reserved for retirees in Boynton Beach, but my friends are starting early and joining leagues where they scream at the top of their lungs, "bam," "crack," "dragon" and finally "mah jong!”

    Beth Feldman: The Knitter

  • “And let's not forget that the temptation to use "bam" and "zowie" and "pow" headlines was a bit too much to resist for headline writers and comedians.”

    CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2008

  • “However, a quick googling produced several results confirming his pronunciation ("pronounced as if to rhyme with 'bam'"; "Cholame (pronounced 'Shoal-lamb')"; "Cholame (pronounced Sholam)"; etc.), so I think you've simply been unaware of the local pronunciation.”

    languagehat.com: IN HIS MIDST.

  • “Not a "bam" nor a "wham", but more of a "whplam", like the truck had just run over a loose cattleguard, or a piece of heavy plastic in the road.”

    grouse Diary Entry

  • “So, Hasmet (ph) arrives, figuring some sort of chemical spill, starts removing the toxic soil, and "bam" a shovel slams into his shoulder blade.”

    CNN Transcript May 18, 2002

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