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blam.

A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈblæm]Received-Pronunciation[ˈblam]Received-Pronunciation
  1. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.

    He kicked in the door with a blam.
Where this word comes from

By onomatopoeia.

intj[ˈblæm]Received-Pronunciation[ˈblam]Received-Pronunciation
  1. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.

    That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*
Where this word comes from

By onomatopoeia.

verb[ˈblæm]Received-Pronunciation[ˈblam]Received-Pronunciation
  1. To fire a gun.

    intransitive
  2. To shoot; to kill by gunshot.

    transitive
  3. To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

By onomatopoeia.

verb[ˈblæm]Received-Pronunciation[ˈblam]Received-Pronunciation
  1. To unpublish or remove (a user-submitted movie/game) for having a rating below two stars.

    transitive
    My game got blammed.
  2. To rate a (user-submitted movie/game) below two stars.

    transitive
    That was a test animation, so I blammed it.
Where this word comes from

By onomatopoeia.

noun[ˈblæm]Received-Pronunciation[ˈblam]Received-Pronunciation
  1. Spam posted to a blog.

    Internet · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog English spam blend English blam Blend of blog + spam.

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