Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at boum.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Boum.
Examples
-
Lussier/Tetreault/Yoshihide - "Boum" - Elektrik Toboggan
-
Below, the first 50 of Rebecca Minkoff's 'Bada Boum' shirts sold out in 24 hours.
From Catwalk to Closet, Faster Vanessa O'Connell 2010
-
Weidenbaum: They use the song “Boum” by Charles Trenet, and it has a similar feel and is used similarly, as a recurring theme.
-
Boum Lao was a small village at the end of a large valley, selected by the
Brace, Ernest C. 1977
-
I was delivering a load of supplies, along with some passengers from Chaing Mai to Boum Lao in my PC-6.
Brace, Ernest C. 1977
-
It begins again, sounding more appalling: 'Boum!' borne to us by the rising wind.
-
It was immediately transformed in their minds into a frightfully large and ferocious bear, which they chased through the apartment, lying in wait for it behind armchairs, striking at it with sticks, and puffing out their little cheeks with all their might to say "Boum!" imitating the report of a gun.
-
The waiter remarked, "Boum!" in a pleased sort of way, and vanished.
-
Or better still "(glowing with enthusiasm)," they tie them to the mouth of a big gun, and then -- _Boum ... houpla!!
Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia Norman Douglas 1910
-
Somewhat earlier, in my own apartment, I had been arraying myself as Boum-Boum and modestly admiring the imitation I made of a circus clown as I did a couple of comedy steps before the mirror.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.