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whooshka

whooshka interjection: used to imitate the sound of something passing at high speed.

Interjection

  1. Used to imitate the sound of something passing at high speed.
    • [T]he thing I noticed most about golf when it's really cold is that your nose runs. You can be leaning over a six foot putt when suddenly whooshka!!1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 202

Origin of whooshka

Of imitative origin.

Questions about whooshka

What does whooshka mean?
Whooshka means used to imitate the sound of something passing at high speed.
What part of speech is whooshka?
Whooshka is an interjection.

Words near whooshka in the dictionary

  1. whoosh
  2. whooshed
  3. whooshes
  4. whooshing
  5. whooshings
  6. whooshka
  7. whooshy
  8. Whoosis
  9. whoost
  10. whoosted
  11. whoosting

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