bam

[ bam ]

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noun

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

verb (used without object), bammed, bam·ming.

to make or emit a bam.

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Origin of bam

Imitative

B.A.M.

abbreviation

Bachelor of Applied Mathematics.

Bachelor of Arts in Music.

Then, in May 2016, Scotland would become independent—and suddenly, bam, those 40-odd Labour-held seats would vaporize.
An Independent Scotland Will Hurt Labour|Michael Tomasky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when rappers battle one another with their wits and words, it is similar to the bam-pow!
Bam! Pow! Bling! Hip-Hop's History Gets the Graphic Novel Treatment|Daniel Genis|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also, who thought it was okay to let Sylvester Stallone end a scene by saying “Ba Bam” and walking out of a room?
I Am The Hague! Sylvester Stallone's 'Expendable' Wet Dream|Amy Zimmerman|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the BAM screening, most shades of hair color that are chromatically possible were in evidence.
Punks, UFOs, and Heroin: How ‘Liquid Sky’ Became a Cult Movie|Daniel Genis|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“People have been feeding their kids that way for thousands for years,” she said at the BAM QA.
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy|Marlow Stern|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a diplomatist he could scarcely show more indifference to the Alabama claim, if the claim itself were All a Bam.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870|Various
When struck at one end, it emits the sound bim; when struck at the other, a clear-toned bam is produced: hence its curious name.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
Dose boy sweat lak' horse bam-bye—wake up weak like babee—open hees eye.
The Castaways of Pete's Patch|Carroll Watson Rankin
But dose medicine ees ver' good—mak' you feel all bully hon top your inside, bam-bye.
The Castaways of Pete's Patch|Carroll Watson Rankin
There is no dump heap behind the converted paint bam, for the very good reason that practically there is nothing to dump.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb