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whamo

whamo is the alternative form of whammo.

Meaning of whammo

Interjection

  1. (informal) Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
    • So, I'm driving along when, whammo, a tree falls in front of the car.
    Synonyms:
    blammo

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Questions about whamo

What is whamo the alternative form of?
Whamo is the alternative form of whammo.

Words near whamo in the dictionary

  1. whammo
  2. whammos
  3. whammy
  4. whammy bar
  5. whammy bars
  6. whamo
  7. whamola
  8. whamolas
  9. whampee
  10. whampees
  11. Whampoa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whamo (page history and authors); whammo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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