"blaow" meaning in All languages combined

See blaow on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /blaʊ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: Onomatopoeia. Head templates: {{en-interjection}} blaow
  1. A sudden explosion, gunshot, or similar sound. Synonyms: ka-blaow, ka-BLAOW, KA-BLAOW Related terms: boom, kaboom
    Sense id: en-blaow-en-intj-gWQMv4Ck Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "1981, Katie Letcher Lyle, Dark But Full of Diamonds, page 34:",
          "text": "Turtle and log explode in a gigantic, echoing splash that coincides with the BLAOW! of the gun.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Clyde Edgerton, Where Trouble Sleeps, page 151:",
          "text": "She took the gun, loaded it, handed it back to Stephen, who got behind a chicken, brought the gun up, aimed, and pulled the trigger, ka-blaow.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, “Poor Lil Rich”, in Curtis James Jackson III, Kevin Risto (lyrics), Kevin Risto (music), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent, New York: Shady Records:",
          "text": "Your wrist's bling-bling; my shit's bling-blaow.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        {
          "word": "boom"
        },
        {
          "word": "kaboom"
        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "ka-BLAOW"
        },
        {
          "word": "KA-BLAOW"
        }
      ]
    }
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        "Rhymes:English/aʊ",
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    },
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  "synonyms": [
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