What does "bam" mean?
A ned; a bampot.
Bam
/bæm/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A ned; a bampot.
- Grammar: bam is listed as intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: alignment file, and then, bam format, bang.
- Useful contrasts: calm, gradually, hush.
- Usage evidence: He said Iran asked that the trip be held in abeyance because of the acute problems in Bam, and said the Bush administration is not pursuing the idea any further for now.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ned; a bampot. Scotland, slang
- 2 An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. archaic, slang
"To relieve the tedium he kept plying them with all manner of bams."
- 3 Abbreviation of bare-arse minimum. abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 Initialism of bile acid malabsorption. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 5 a sudden very loud noise wordnet
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- 6 Initialism of business activity monitoring. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Abbreviation of binary angular measurement abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Verb
- 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 To jeer or make fun of. archaic, slang
Intj
- 1 Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.
"The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death."
- 2 Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence.
"She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Baikal–Amur Mainline. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.
- 3 A county of Kerman Province, Iran.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"He said Iran asked that the trip be held in abeyance because of the acute problems in Bam, and said the Bush administration is not pursuing the idea any further for now."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bam"?
Common synonyms include: alignment file, and then, bam format, bang, bang, bang.
How do you use "bam" in a sentence?
He said Iran asked that the trip be held in abeyance because of the acute problems in Bam, and said the Bush administration is not pursuing the idea any further for now.
How do you pronounce "bam"?
Pronounced /bæm/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Etymology 2
Perhaps from bamboozle.