boom-boom
boom-boom verb: to make a loud, low-pitched sound.
Verb
boom-boom (third-person singular simple present boom-booms, present participle boom-booming, simple past and past participle boom-boomed)
- To make a loud, low-pitched sound.
- Overhead the woodpecker knocked insistently, and in the forest depths the partridge boom-boomed and strutted in virile glory.1902, Jack London, A Daughter of the Snows, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, →OCLC
- To strike or beat.
- Archer lowers the boom on Tolaris about assaulting T’Pol and Tolaris boom booms him into the wall.2015 September 19, putaro, “Fusion”, in Putaro's Enterprise Rewatch Reviews & Snarkfest, Triaxiansilk.com, retrieved 01 Sep 2016
- Synonyms:
- bang
- To have sexual intercourse.
- We're smart, sexy, and have even more sexable holes in our bodies than before the apocalypse. I would let a man boom-boom the hole in my calf...2014, Megan Amram, “The apocalypse”, in Science... For Her!, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 110
- Synonyms:
- bang
Noun
boom-boom (countable and uncountable, plural boom-booms)
- Loud, resonant sound; a repeated loud sound.
- ...it detested the thunderous boom-boom of the big drum, and the whoopings and hollerings that frightened the horses...1980, Donald A Smith, At the Forks of the Grand, Paris, Ontario: Paris Public Library Board, →ISBN, page 27
- Synonyms:
- clap
- A strike; an act of beating.
- ...others spontaneously beat or shot helpless inmates [...] an SS-Blochführer was assisted by his girlfriend, who chortled, "Bubi, you have already made boom-boom so often, now let girly make boom-boom for once."1993, Evan Burr Bukey, “Gordon J. Horvitz, In the Shadow of Death: Living outside the Gates of Mauthausen”, in Günter Bischof, Anton Pelinka, editors, Austria in the New Europe, Transaction...
- Synonyms:
- clobbering
- Excrement.
- “Alright, fine, you wanna see? Here! There. That would have been better? If I showed up like that out of nowhere? Look at you! You practically crapped your pants. Except him, he crapped his pants.” “Boom-boom.” “We know what we're doing up there, okay? So don't second guess me. Just get in your...2006 August 6, Jackson Publick, “Twenty Years to Midnight” (20:43 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 2, episode 5, spoken by Ned (Christopher McCulloch)
- “A long time ago, when I was a baby, I went boom-boom on a leaf. Boom! Boom! Then I fell backwards and sat in my own boom-boom. I cried for a day...” [sobbing] “...but no one came to help me. That day, I vowed to help anyone in need, no matter how small their problem. And that's why I need to go.”2010 May 3, Bert Youn & Sean Jimenez, “Memories of Boom Boom Mountain” (1:32 from the start), in Adventure Time, season 1, spoken by Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada)
- Synonyms:
- boo-boo, doo-doo, poo, BM, bowel movement, caca, cack, chocolate, chocolate hot dog, crap
- Sexual intercourse.
- Thuy pressed her body against him. "You want boom-boom?" she said.2008, Ralph French, Beyond the Call of Duty, Beyond the Call of Duty, →ISBN, page 31
- Synonyms:
- coitus
Adjective
boom-boom (not comparable)
- Resonant; producing a booming sound.
- The boom-boom bass out in the truck bay wasn't quite loud enough to drown out the whoops and the hollers of the ladies.2015, Kate Meader, Flirting with Fire, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 60
- Synonyms:
- canorous, resounding
Interjection
- Used to draw attention to a pun or weak joke.
- "If he thinks that, he should live in a loony bin." "He already does." "Ha ha ha ha ha ha boom-boom!"2003 November 28, “Surprise Party” (00:28 from the start), in The Basil Brush Show, season 2, British Broadcasting Corporation
- Synonyms:
- ba-dum ching
Examples of boom-boom in a sentence
- Except him, he crapped his pants.” “Boom-boom.” “We know what we're doing up there, okay?2006 August 6, Jackson Publick, “Twenty Years to Midnight” (20:43 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 2, episode 5, spoken by Ned...
- We've just gotta get President Obama to make a boom-boom in a pool.”2010 May 9, Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland, “An Incident at Owl Creek” (14:37 from the start), in American Dad!, season 6, episode 17...
- Whatever the case, he was quite close to making boom-boom in his pants.2012, Joe Micik, 0.00: Tales of the Sober Kid at College, Joe Micik, →ISBN, page 199:
- And the only boom-booms will be in our pants.2015 September 9, Mark NC, quoting Ralph Wiggum of The Simpsons, “Remedial Republicans: Or How Ralph Wiggum Foretold The Coming Of Donald...
Synonyms of boom-boom
Forms of boom-boom
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | boom-booms |
| present participle | boom-booming |
| past participle | boom-boomed |
| past | boom-boomed |
| Noun | |
| plural | boom-booms |
Origin of boom-boom
Onomatopoeic. See boom.
Questions about boom-boom
- What does boom-boom mean?
- Boom-boom means to make a loud, low-pitched sound.
- How do you use boom-boom in a sentence?
- Except him, he crapped his pants.” “Boom-boom.” “We know what we're doing up there, okay?
- What part of speech is boom-boom?
- Boom-boom can be a verb, a noun, an adjective or an interjection.
- What is the past tense of boom-boom?
- The past tense of boom-boom is boom-boomed.
Words near boom-boom in the dictionary
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