wham
exclamation /wæm/
/wæm/
(informal)- used to represent the sound of a sudden, loud hit
- The bombs went down—wham!—right on target.
- used to show that something that is unexpected has suddenly happened
- I saw him yesterday and—wham!—I realized I was still in love with him.
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Word Origin1920s: imitative.