vroom

[ vroom, vroom ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

vroom

/ vrʊm; vruːm /

an exclamation imitative of a car engine revving up, as for high-speed motor racing

Origin of vroom¹

First recorded in 1960–65; imitative

"Don't try to make me think you're domestic," said Miss Vroom with unwonted raillery.

She was on the point of going away when the door was opened a bare crack and the white, pinched face of Lena Vroom peered out.

At the end of that time Vroom, still sarcastic and grumbling, was a convert.

Tradition states that on the corner of Vroom and Tuers streets was built a block house as a protection against the Indians.

"That's the first time Bessie Vroom ever cut you," Sam continued angrily.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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