Definitions
The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
Word origin
From ka- + boom. Compare kerboom. Consider Italian tapum.
Used in a sentence
“Hearing that magic word, Spivak exploded, “I don’t have to listen to this shit!” and kaboomed the receiver in my ear.”
“The Steel Pier’s Diving Horse kaboomed the water tank.”
“And then a second explosion kaboomed. The ground beneath their feet shook and an even bigger rock fall littered the beach a few feet from them.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Comic blast sound”6 letters
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