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Bayhem

Bayhem noun: frenetic and fast-paced action characteristic of the films of Michael Bay.

Noun

Bayhem (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, often, slang) Frenetic and fast-paced action characteristic of the films of Michael Bay.
    • Michael Bay’s second Transformers saga delivers full-bore “Bayhem” like a brick to the forehead, with some tender love on the side, making this either the biggest blockbuster of summer ’09 or history’s loudest romance.2009, review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Metro (Edmonton, AB), 20 October 2009, page 17
    • Typical of Michael Bay's manic “Bayhem” style (discussed earlier), Armageddon focuses more on the masculine heroics of the crew sent to blow up the asteroid.2019, Kevin L. Ferguson, Pop Goes the Decade: The Nineties, page 46

Origin of Bayhem

Blend of Bay + mayhem, after American director Michael Bay.

Questions about Bayhem

What does Bayhem mean?
Bayhem means frenetic and fast-paced action characteristic of the films of Michael Bay.
What part of speech is Bayhem?
Bayhem is a noun.

Words near Bayhem in the dictionary

  1. baygall
  2. baygalls
  3. Bayham
  4. bayhead
  5. bayheads
  6. Bayhem
  7. bayhops
  8. Bayi
  9. bayila
  10. Bayindeen
  11. baying

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