"blam" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: [ˈblæm] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈblam] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: By onomatopoeia.
  1. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot. Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-blam-en-intj-KXOnZxv2 Disambiguation of Sounds: 28 28 17 8 10 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: [ˈblæm] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈblam] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: blams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: By onomatopoeia. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blam (plural blams)
  1. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot. Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-blam-en-noun-KXOnZxv2 Disambiguation of Sounds: 28 28 17 8 10 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: [ˈblæm] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈblam] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Blend of blog + spam Etymology templates: {{blend|en|blog|spam}} Blend of blog + spam Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blam (uncountable)
  1. (Internet, informal) Spam posted to a blog. Tags: Internet, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Sounds
    Sense id: en-blam-en-noun-DFPfANwc Disambiguation of Sounds: 28 28 17 8 10 9 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 12 11 28 14 17 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 49 2 3 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: [ˈblæm] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈblam] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: blams [present, singular, third-person], blamming [participle, present], blammed [participle, past], blammed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: By onomatopoeia. Head templates: {{en-verb}} blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed)
  1. (intransitive) To fire a gun. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-blam-en-verb-USrTXjtu
  2. (transitive) To shoot; to kill by gunshot. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-blam-en-verb-~jB7p881
  3. (transitive) To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-blam-en-verb-WolWNkR4 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Multicultural London English Disambiguation of African-American Vernacular English: 7 6 10 11 66 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 49 2 3 41 Disambiguation of Multicultural London English: 4 4 4 5 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blam up (english: shoot up)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} blam
  1. (rare) Alternative form of blame Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: blame
    Sense id: en-blam-enm-noun-pvJfvxX9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French blâme. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|blâme|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French blâme, {{bor+|ro|fr|blâme}} Borrowed from French blâme Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|blamuri}} blam n (plural blamuri) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=n|gpd=blamurilor|gpi=blamuri|gsd=blamului|gsi=blam|n=|npd=blamurile|npi=blamuri|nsd=blamul|nsi=blam|vp=blamurilor|vs=blamule|vs2=}} Forms: blamuri [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], blam [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], un blam [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], blamul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], blamuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște blamuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], blamurile [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], blam [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unui blam [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], blamului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], blamuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor blamuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], blamurilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], blamule [singular, vocative], blamurilor [plural, vocative]
  1. public disapproval, condemnation Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blam-ro-noun-UvMGSP1D Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Serbo-Croatian]

Forms: blȃm [canonical, masculine], бла̑м [Cyrillic]
Etymology: Back-formation from blamírati. Etymology templates: {{back-form|sh|blamírati}} Back-formation from blamírati Head templates: {{sh-noun|g=m|head=blȃm}} blȃm m (Cyrillic spelling бла̑м)
  1. (Serbia, colloquial) (feeling of) embarrassment Tags: Serbia, colloquial Related terms: blamáža (english: (an instance of) embarrassment), blamírati (english: to embarrass)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "public disapproval, condemnation"
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        [
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          "disapproval"
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        [
          "condemnation",
          "condemnation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    }
  ],
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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    {
      "form": "бла̑м",
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        "Cyrillic"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        "(feeling of) embarrassment"
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        "Serbia",
        "colloquial"
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  "word": "blam"
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    "English nouns",
    "English slang",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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        "plural"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blam"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English slang",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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    "Rhymes:English/æm",
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        {
          "text": "That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*"
        }
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        "A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot."
      ],
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        [
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          "explosive"
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        [
          "gunshot",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈblæm]",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈblam]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æm"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blam.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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  ],
  "word": "blam"
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    "English countable nouns",
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    "English nouns",
    "English slang",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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    "English verbs",
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    "Rhymes:English/æm",
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    {
      "english": "shoot up",
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    {
      "form": "blams",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "blamming",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "blammed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "blammed",
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        "past"
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    {
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        "English intransitive verbs"
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        "To fire a gun."
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        [
          "gun",
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        "(intransitive) To fire a gun."
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      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English",
        "intransitive",
        "slang"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To shoot; to kill by gunshot."
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        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
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        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
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        [
          "gunshot",
          "gunshot"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To shoot; to kill by gunshot."
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      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English",
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022, “REALIFE”, LF70 (lyrics), 1:29",
          "text": "Spin that whip, let me see that dog, Imma blam that goal like Messi, shit gets messy – and I still get him down with my lefty",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact."
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        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
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        [
          "propel",
          "propel"
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        "(transitive) To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact."
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        "Multicultural-London-English",
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈblæm]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈblam]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æm"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Blend of blog + spam",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
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          "ref": "2012, Martin Peitz, Joel Waldfogel, The Oxford Handbook of the Digital Economy",
          "text": "[…] we refer to unsolicited and unwanted advertising as spam. The phenomenon is widespread, and has led people to coin terms for it in other information product or service contexts, such as splog or blam (unsolicited advertisements in blog comments), spim (instant messaging), […]",
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        },
        {
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        "(Internet, informal) Spam posted to a blog."
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        "Internet",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈblæm]",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈblam]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-æm"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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}

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      "expansion": "blam",
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        "Middle English rare terms"
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        "rare"
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
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      "form": "blamuri",
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        "plural"
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "un blam",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "blamul",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "blamuri",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "blamuri",
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        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "blamule",
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    },
    {
      "form": "blamurilor",
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        "Romanian terms derived from French"
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      "glosses": [
        "public disapproval, condemnation"
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        [
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      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "(an instance of) embarrassment",
      "word": "blamáža"
    },
    {
      "english": "to embarrass",
      "word": "blamírati"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Serbian Serbo-Croatian",
        "Serbo-Croatian back-formations",
        "Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms",
        "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
        "Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(feeling of) embarrassment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feeling",
          "feeling"
        ],
        [
          "embarrassment",
          "embarrassment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Serbia, colloquial) (feeling of) embarrassment"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Serbia",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blam"
}

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