ka-boomint.n.

Brit.

/kəˈbuːm/,

/kaˈbuːm/, U.S.

/kəˈbum/,

/kɑˈbum/

Forms: 1800s– ka-boom, 1800s– ker-boom, 1900s– ca-boom. Forms with o occurring three or more times are also occasionally attested.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ker- prefix, boom n.¹

Etymology: < ker- prefix (compare variants at that entry) + boom n.¹

Originally U.S.

A. int.

Representing the sound of a loud explosion or bang.

ΚΠ

1876 E. Field Slug 14 The cannon pointed upwards—then kerchuck! Fix! snap! ker-boom! Slug 14's grotesque form Sails out to ride a race upon the storm.

1940 Washington Post 9 Apr. 10/7 Ka-boom! Ka-boom! Ka-boom!

1980 T. Wolfe Right Stuff (1981) viii. 173 Kaboom!—it blew up.

1996 A. Fein et al. Simpsons Comics strike Back! 36/1 Ka-booom!

2001 Games Master Mar. 21/2 Ka-boom... We'll come out and say it: this features some of the finest explosions in videogaming ever!

B. n.

A loud bang or boom, as of an explosion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [noun]

peal1535

thud1535

bouncing1598

ran-tan1607

sulphur?1611

bursta1616

stound1627

randana1661

break1751

flare1815

slam-banging1823

bang1854

spang1883

whoomph1891

ka-boom1965

zap1984

1965 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 17 July 25/5 The bonanza of bangs and flashes and ka-booms would be enough to set any old circus horse out of his mind.

1979 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Mar. 20/3 The kaboom that seems to originate outside your kitchen window.

1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xi. 144 Brightly pulsating machines, some of them playing electronic tunes or making unbidden kerboom noises.

2004 Independent (Nexis) 11 Oct. (Features section) 5 Spacecraft explode with muffled thuds, not the usual ka-booms that, in the real world, the vacuum of space would render impossible.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ka-boom
释义	ka-boomint.n. Brit. /kəˈbuːm/, /kaˈbuːm/, U.S. /kəˈbum/, /kɑˈbum/ Forms: 1800s– ka-boom, 1800s– ker-boom, 1900s– ca-boom. Forms with o occurring three or more times are also occasionally attested. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ker- prefix, boom n.¹ Etymology: < ker- prefix (compare variants at that entry) + boom n.¹ Originally U.S. A. int. Representing the sound of a loud explosion or bang. ΚΠ 1876 E. Field Slug 14 The cannon pointed upwards—then kerchuck! Fix! snap! ker-boom! Slug 14's grotesque form Sails out to ride a race upon the storm. 1940 Washington Post 9 Apr. 10/7 Ka-boom! Ka-boom! Ka-boom! 1980 T. Wolfe Right Stuff (1981) viii. 173 Kaboom!—it blew up. 1996 A. Fein et al. Simpsons Comics strike Back! 36/1 Ka-booom! 2001 Games Master Mar. 21/2 Ka-boom... We'll come out and say it: this features some of the finest explosions in videogaming ever! B. n. A loud bang or boom, as of an explosion. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [noun] peal1535 thud1535 bouncing1598 ran-tan1607 sulphur?1611 bursta1616 stound1627 randana1661 break1751 flare1815 slam-banging1823 bang1854 spang1883 whoomph1891 ka-boom1965 zap1984 1965 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 17 July 25/5 The bonanza of bangs and flashes and ka-booms would be enough to set any old circus horse out of his mind. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Mar. 20/3 The kaboom that seems to originate outside your kitchen window. 1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xi. 144 Brightly pulsating machines, some of them playing electronic tunes or making unbidden kerboom noises. 2004 Independent (Nexis) 11 Oct. (Features section) 5 Spacecraft explode with muffled thuds, not the usual ka-booms that, in the real world, the vacuum of space would render impossible. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1876
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