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wham 1, interjection(dictionary)

wham (iou)



wham noun, interjection, adverb, & verb. [wam] colloq. E20.
[Imit.]
A. noun. A heavy blow, a forcible impact; the sound of this. Also, a resounding success; an attempt at something. E20.
C. Bonington The peg held, another half-dozen whams of the hammer, and it was in.
b. interjection & adverb. With a wham. E20.
J. M. Cain And then, wham, I pleaded her guilty. R. Dahl Down comes a..nut..on to the top of his bald-head. Wham!
Comb.: wham-bam, wham-bang adverbs, interjections, & adjectives (a) adverb & interjection with quick forceful or violent action (spec. with ref. to sexual intercourse); (b) adjective characterized by such action, forceful, violent.
C. verb trans. & intrans. Infl. -mm-. Strike with force; (cause to) move with speed, violence, or noise. E20.
J. Thurber She..picked up a shoe, and whammed it through a pane of glass. K. Kesey The black boy whammed flat against the wall.