"foom" meaning in English

See foom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Imitative. Compare boom. Etymology templates: {{m|en|boom}} boom Head templates: {{en-interj}} foom
  1. The sound of a muffled explosion.
    Sense id: en-foom-en-intj-Nn7AbmXm

Noun

Forms: fooms [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Compare boom. Etymology templates: {{m|en|boom}} boom Head templates: {{en-noun}} foom (plural fooms)
  1. A sudden increase in artificial intelligence such that an AI system becomes extremely powerful. Categories (topical): Artificial intelligence
    Sense id: en-foom-en-noun-~lRoFCmH Disambiguation of Artificial intelligence: 1 96 3

Verb

Forms: fooms [present, singular, third-person], fooming [participle, present], foomed [participle, past], foomed [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Compare boom. Etymology templates: {{m|en|boom}} boom Head templates: {{en-verb}} foom (third-person singular simple present fooms, present participle fooming, simple past and past participle foomed)
  1. To exhibit an AI foom.
    Sense id: en-foom-en-verb-GafOANjK

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for foom meaning in English (3.9kB)

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