What does "boom-boom" mean?
Loud, resonant sound; a repeated loud sound.
Boom-boom
adj, intj, noun, verb, slang
adj, intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Loud, resonant sound; a repeated loud sound.
- Grammar: boom-boom is listed as adj, intj, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: bang, beating, beep, copulate with.
- Usage evidence: Overhead the woodpecker knocked insistently, and in the forest depths the partridge boom-boomed and strutted in virile glory.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Loud, resonant sound; a repeated loud sound. countable, uncountable
"...it detested the thunderous boom-boom of the big drum, and the whoopings and hollerings that frightened the horses..."
- 2 A strike; an act of beating. countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable
"...others spontaneously beat or shot helpless inmates [...] an SS-Blochführer was assisted by his girlfriend, who chortled, "Bubi, you have already made boom-boom so often, now let girly make boom-boom for once.""
- 3 Excrement. childish, euphemistic, uncountable
"“Alright, fine, you wanna see? Here! There. That would have been better? If I showed up like that out of nowhere? Look at you! You practically crapped your pants. Except him, he crapped his pants.” “Boom-boom.” “We know what we're doing up there, okay? So don't second guess me. Just get in your little plane, go back to your little lives, and thank your lucky stars someone in this universe is looking out for you, ungrateful little half monkeys.” “Um, bye.” “Whatever.”"
- 4 Sexual intercourse. slang, uncountable
"Thuy pressed her body against him. "You want boom-boom?" she said."
Verb
- 1 To make a loud, low-pitched sound.
"Overhead the woodpecker knocked insistently, and in the forest depths the partridge boom-boomed and strutted in virile glory."
- 2 To strike or beat.
"Archer lowers the boom on Tolaris about assaulting T’Pol and Tolaris boom booms him into the wall."
- 3 To have sexual intercourse.
"We're smart, sexy, and have even more sexable holes in our bodies than before the apocalypse. I would let a man boom-boom the hole in my calf..."
Adjective
- 1 Resonant; producing a booming sound. not-comparable
"The boom-boom bass out in the truck bay wasn't quite loud enough to drown out the whoops and the hollers of the ladies."
Intj
- 1 Used to draw attention to a pun or weak joke. British
""If he thinks that, he should live in a loony bin." "He already does." "Ha ha ha ha ha ha boom-boom!""
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Overhead the woodpecker knocked insistently, and in the forest depths the partridge boom-boomed and strutted in virile glory."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "boom-boom"?
Common synonyms include: bang, beating, beep, copulate with, copulation, doody.
How do you use "boom-boom" in a sentence?
Overhead the woodpecker knocked insistently, and in the forest depths the partridge boom-boomed and strutted in virile glory.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. See boom.