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noun
1.
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver.
2.
a forcible impact.
interjection
3.
(used as an exclamation suggestive of a loud slam, blow, or the like).
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to hit or make a forcible impact, especially one producing a loud sound: The boat whammed into the dock. He whammed the door shut.
adverb
5.
Also, whammo. abruptly; with startling suddenness: The car ran wham up against the building.
Origin:
1730–40; imitative
1730–40; imitative
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Word Origin & History
wham
"a heavy blow," 1923, of echoic origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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