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Examples
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-- Whereupon his heart got in on the act, bababoom, boomba, dabadoom.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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"It is only a stick that if I say, 'Boombye, boomba,' will beat you to death," said Juan, and with that the stick leaped from his hand and began to belabor the wicked man.
Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner
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One night a hundred robbers came to break into the house, to take all his goods, and kill him, but he said to the stick, "Boombye, boomba!" and with the swiftness of lightning the stick flew around, and all those struck fell dead till there was not one left.
Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner
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"Only say to it 'Boombye, boomba,' and it will obey your word," said the tree.
Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner
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Boombye, boomba! "and the stick began to beat them all.
Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner
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