Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blam

[ˈblæm]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: blam
IPA: [ˈblæm]

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.

intj

A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.

verb

To fire a gun.

Intransitive verb

verb

To shoot; to kill by gunshot.

Transitive verb

verb

To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact.

Transitive verb

verb

To unpublish or remove (a user-submitted movie/game) for having a rating below two stars.

Transitive verb

verb

To rate a (user-submitted movie/game) below two stars.

Transitive verb

noun

Spam posted to a blog.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He kicked in the door with a blam."
"That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*"
"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"
"My game got blammed."
"That was a test animation, so I blammed it."
"[…] 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), […]"

Etymology

By onomatopoeia.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [ˈblæm]

Usage

Inflected Forms

blams (plural) blams (present, singular) blamming (participle, present) blammed (participle, past) blammed (past)

Derived Forms

blammo kablam

Phrases

blam up

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am islam vietnam graham exam uncle sam ram dam jam

Questions

How do you pronounce blam?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈblæm].
What does blam mean?: A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
Where does blam come from?: By onomatopoeia.

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