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Bam

//bæm// intj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.

    "The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death."

  2. 2
    Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence.

    "She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Baikal–Amur Mainline. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.
  3. 3
    A county of Kerman Province, Iran.
Noun
  1. 1
    A ned; a bampot. Scotland, slang
  2. 2
    An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. archaic, slang

    "To relieve the tedium he kept plying them with all manner of bams."

  3. 3
    Abbreviation of bare-arse minimum. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Initialism of bile acid malabsorption. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    a sudden very loud noise wordnet
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  1. 6
    Initialism of business activity monitoring. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Abbreviation of binary angular measurement abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To impose on (someone) by a falsehood; to cheat. archaic, slang

    "This is some conspiracy, I suppose, to bam, to chouse me out of my money"

  2. 2
    To jeer or make fun of. archaic, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 2

Perhaps from bamboozle.

Etymology 3

Perhaps from bamboozle.

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