kapowint.

Brit.

/kəˈpaʊ/,

/kaˈpaʊ/, U.S.

/kəˈpaʊ/,

/kɑˈpaʊ/

Forms: see ker- prefix and pow int.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ker- prefix, pow int.

Etymology: < ker- prefix (compare forms at that entry) + pow int.

Representing the sound of an explosion, a gunshot, a hard punch or blow, etc. Also in extended use, conveying the suddenness or powerful effect of an event or experience.Frequently in or associated with comic book captions.

ΚΠ

1896 Morning Tribune (Altoona, Pa.) 3 Oct. 2/2 The frog hadn't more'n shut his mouth, when ‘ker-pow’, he busted like a baby bombshell.

1916 Recreation May 201/1 ‘Bang! Ker-pow!’ A single shot, the view-hallo.

1971 D. J. Arneson Road Runner (cartoon caption) My most diabolical trick! A grenade! Just one of these and—Kapow!

1975 M. LaVelle Red, White & Blue-collar Views iii. 117 She stands there, gentle, unimposing; then, she speaks and..kapow! Norman Mailer and William Buckley, watch out.

2013 P. Weissburg Dark Knight 64 A gloved fist came out from the mirror, hitting him right in the jaw. Kapow! Batman fell to the floor.

2017 Times (Nexis) 11 Nov. (Weekend) Life unfurled as I had rather fastidiously planned. Then—kapow!—one Sunday morning in September last year everything changed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kapow
释义	kapowint. Brit. /kəˈpaʊ/, /kaˈpaʊ/, U.S. /kəˈpaʊ/, /kɑˈpaʊ/ Forms: see ker- prefix and pow int. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ker- prefix, pow int. Etymology: < ker- prefix (compare forms at that entry) + pow int. Representing the sound of an explosion, a gunshot, a hard punch or blow, etc. Also in extended use, conveying the suddenness or powerful effect of an event or experience.Frequently in or associated with comic book captions. ΚΠ 1896 Morning Tribune (Altoona, Pa.) 3 Oct. 2/2 The frog hadn't more'n shut his mouth, when ‘ker-pow’, he busted like a baby bombshell. 1916 Recreation May 201/1 ‘Bang! Ker-pow!’ A single shot, the view-hallo. 1971 D. J. Arneson Road Runner (cartoon caption) My most diabolical trick! A grenade! Just one of these and—Kapow! 1975 M. LaVelle Red, White & Blue-collar Views iii. 117 She stands there, gentle, unimposing; then, she speaks and..kapow! Norman Mailer and William Buckley, watch out. 2013 P. Weissburg Dark Knight 64 A gloved fist came out from the mirror, hitting him right in the jaw. Kapow! Batman fell to the floor. 2017 Times (Nexis) 11 Nov. (Weekend) Life unfurled as I had rather fastidiously planned. Then—kapow!—one Sunday morning in September last year everything changed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1896
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