English Explanatory Dictionary

blam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
intj
  1. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
verb
  1. To fire a gun.
  2. To shoot; to kill by gunshot.
  3. To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact.
verb
  1. When a user-submitted movie/game gets unpublished (removed from the Portal), due to having a rating below 2 stars.
  2. To rate a user-submitted movie/game below 2 stars.
noun
  1. Spam posted to a blog.
noun
  1. Initialism of big-lipped alligator moment.

Pronunciation

[ˈblæm] [ˈblam] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav

Word forms

blam blams blamming blammed

Etymology

By onomatopoeia.

Derived words

blammo blam up kablam
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