Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A forceful, resounding blow.
- n. The sound of such a blow; a thud.
- transitive v. To strike or smash into with resounding impact.
- intransitive v. To smash with great force.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. a forceful blow
- n. the sound of such a blow; a thud
- v. to strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. hit hard
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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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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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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Somewhere in the Lurker's Guide I recall reading JMS' comments about 'wham' episodes.
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A guy is enjoying his Doritos when "wham," a goddess appears.
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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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It's like we get hopeful and then 'wham' the fear sets in again.
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That could have been why I did things too fast and lacklustre, including sexual relationships, wham bam, thank you ma'am, another experience notched up before nothingness takes you; a case of doing as much as you can in a day as opposed making the most of a day.
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The Look - in no way does it look like a cheap, fast, wham-bam-thank-you-mam grab for a quick buck.
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"Honey, you are not wasting that gorgeous peau de soie dress on a city hall wham- bam-stamp-you-ma'am wedding."
patiomensch commented on the word wham
A sound effect, a band—can't go wrong.
April 13, 2007