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baboom

baboom interjection: representing a heartbeat, especially in an accelerated state such as fear.

Interjection

  1. (informal) Representing a heartbeat, especially in an accelerated state such as fear.

Origin of baboom

Imitative.

Questions about baboom

What does baboom mean?
Baboom means representing a heartbeat, especially in an accelerated state such as fear.
What part of speech is baboom?
Baboom is an interjection.

Words near baboom in the dictionary

  1. baboodom
  2. babooism
  3. babooisms
  4. babool
  5. babools
  6. baboom
  7. baboon
  8. baboon spider
  9. baboon spiders
  10. baboon syndrome
  11. baboon-monkey

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