bam

¹ American  

[bam] / bæm /

noun

1. a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.

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verb (used without object)

bammed, bamming

1. to make or emit a bam.

B.A.M. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Applied Mathematics.

2. Bachelor of Arts in Music.

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Etymology

Origin of bam

Imitative

Example Sentences

"There was just a little bit of heat, then bam, they bombed again, and now nothing works," Yeromina sighed.

From Barron's

You could visit a country that had previously neighbored France, step over the border they used to have, and—bam!—by some remnant of the original spell, you were on Zeke’s knee.

From Literature

The Jewish Week, while not quite on the same level of enthusiasm, did give the accurate and inadvertently enticing description “this pow! bam! sock! pie-in-the-face, ‘kick butt’ spaceage version of Chanukah is loud.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s been a steady climb thus far — just continuous momentum, one critically adored album after another, until bam: They’re playing the Bowl the night before John Legend.

From Los Angeles Times

They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.

From Los Angeles Times

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