"kaboom" meaning in English

See kaboom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Rhymes: -uːm Etymology: From ka- + boom. Compare kerboom. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ka|boom}} ka- + boom, {{m|en|kerboom}} kerboom Head templates: {{en-interj}} kaboom
  1. (mimesis) An explosion; the word is typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation. Translations (sound of an explosion): (pēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 劈裡啪啦 (Chinese Mandarin), 劈里啪啦 (pīlǐpālā) (Chinese Mandarin), 轟隆 (Chinese Mandarin), 轰隆 (hōnglóng) (Chinese Mandarin), jytym (Finnish), καμπούμ (kampoúm) (Greek), ボーン (bōn) (Japanese), بووم (bûm) (Persian), ба-ба́х (ba-báx) (Russian), баба́х (babáx) (Russian), бах (bax) (Russian), бум (bum) (Russian), трах (trax) (Russian), бух (bux) (Russian), бац (bac) (Russian), ตูม (dtoom) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-kaboom-en-intj-M-ZNVb1b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ka- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 47 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ka-: 45 43 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kerboom [UK]

Noun

Forms: kabooms [plural]
Rhymes: -uːm Etymology: From ka- + boom. Compare kerboom. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ka|boom}} ka- + boom, {{m|en|kerboom}} kerboom Head templates: {{en-noun}} kaboom (plural kabooms)
  1. The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation. Translations (sound of explosion): jysäys (Finnish), jytky (Finnish), jyrähdys (Finnish), jeder (Indonesian), duar (Indonesian), ドカン (dokan) (Japanese), ドカーン (dokān) (Japanese), łubudu (Polish), kabuum (Portuguese), gbàù (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-kaboom-en-noun-Gar4l7Ah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ka- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 47 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ka-: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of 'sound of explosion': 58 42
  2. An explosion itself.
    Sense id: en-kaboom-en-noun-1JWz2xkD Categories (other): English terms prefixed with ka- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ka-: 45 43 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kerboom [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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