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bamf

US/bæmf/

bamf interjection: signalling a user's disappearance from a discussion, chat room, etc.

Interjection

  1. (Internet) Signalling a user's disappearance from a discussion, chat room, etc.
    Synonyms:
    poof

Noun capitalized: BAMF

BAMF (plural BAMFs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, slang) Acronym of bad-ass motherfucker, a very tough or formidably impressive person who is not to be trifled with.
    • And -atttitude-^([sic]) is a big part of being a BAMF, too.1997 November 3, Matthew Jeremy Blevins, “Kira creams Damar”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet)
    • Yarborough took a beat, recovered a little, got back to being a BAMF. Telepath couldn't put him down, he boasted. He hadn't met the freak that could.2003, John Ridley, “Thirty-four and Holding”, in Those Who Walk in Darkness, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 23

Synonyms of bamf

Forms of bamf

pluralBAMFs

Origin of bamf

Used as a teleportation sound effect in X-Men comics. Presumably imitative; compare bam, poof, etc.

Questions about bamf

What does bamf mean?
Bamf means signalling a user's disappearance from a discussion, chat room, etc.
What part of speech is bamf?
Bamf can be an interjection or a noun.
How do you pronounce bamf?
Bamf is pronounced /bæmf/ (US).

Words near bamf in the dictionary

  1. Bamco
  2. BAME
  3. BAMEH
  4. Bames
  5. bamethan
  6. bamf
  7. bamfoozle
  8. bamfoozled
  9. bamfoozles
  10. bamfoozling
  11. Bamford

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