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| —n | |
| informal a dull thud | |
| [C19: of imitative origin] | |
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Whump
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
whump
1897, of imitative origin. The noun is recorded from 1915.
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Slang Dictionary
whump definition[ʍəmp] and [ʍɑmp, wɑmp]and whomp; womp
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The noise is not a whump, whump or a buzz or a whack, whack or some of the stuff that's been mentioned tonight.
It split the world open with a thunderous whump that left everyone looking at each other in puzzlement.
From there, the gunpowder explosion barely registers as a muffled whump.
For maximum impact, they typically burst onto stage through clouds of fake fog to the whump-whump of blasting music.
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