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ka-boom

American  
[kuh-boom] / kəˈbum /

interjection

  1. (used to represent a sudden and loud sound, as of an explosion or a bass drum.)


Etymology

Origin of ka-boom

see origin at ka-, boom 1


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An exhilarating fusion of high and low, the movie takes a shopworn premise — townsfolk facing a violent threat — and bats it around until it all goes ka-boom.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

It comes out of the sky and lands with a flaming ka-boom on John Cena.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2018

That’s the real ka-boom, or the new ka-boom now that Stacey King douses every three-pointer with hot sauce.

From Chicago Tribune ● Apr. 28, 2011

And I brace myself for the ka-boom, sure to follow.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

No one says anything for a minute, but I notice that Hannah gives me a worried look and then sighs, like she’s waiting for a big ka-boom.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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