kablooey

noun

ka·bloo·ey kə-ˈblü-ē How to pronounce kablooey (audio)

variants or less commonly kablooie

kə-ˈblü-ē

or kerblooey

kər-ˈblü-ē How to pronounce kablooey (audio)

informal : the sound of an explosion

heard a loud kablooey

—often used interjectionally

Then, kablooie! A power outage shut down three big-box stores …

Mitchell LandsbergSo what determines confidence? The actual level of debt has some influence—but it's not as if there's a red line, where you cross 90 or 100 percent of GDP and kablooie.

Paul Krugman

also : an explosion or series of explosions especially when used for effect (as in a movie)

… conveying a story of corporate greed and institutional carelessness while hitting the viewer with all the taut, big-budget kablooey they can handle.

Brad Wheeler

This wasn't Gaga's party. Even through all the airborne pomp and pyrotechnic kablooey, she ultimately seemed like a guest—and one who didn't want to overstay her welcome.

Chris Richards

Phrases

go kablooey or less commonly go kablooie or go kerblooey

informal : to burst violently : explode

What plays best of all, of course, is a spaceship going kablooey all over the screen.

Tad Friend

So is this something homeowners should consider? A spate of municipal water pipes going kerblooey last spring might prompt some to think so.

David Lazarus

informal : to suffer complete failure, destruction, or ruin especially in a sudden or spectacular way

One of several prize prospects of the mid-80s, he tried a comeback with the Rangers after his career went kablooey.

Kevin Sherrington

… went public … just a few months before the technology-stock bubble went kablooey.

Scott Barancik et al.

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

单词	kablooey
释义	kablooey noun ka·bloo·ey kə-ˈblü-ē variants or less commonly kablooie kə-ˈblü-ē or kerblooey kər-ˈblü-ē informal : the sound of an explosion heard a loud kablooey —often used interjectionally Then, kablooie! A power outage shut down three big-box stores … Mitchell LandsbergSo what determines confidence? The actual level of debt has some influence—but it's not as if there's a red line, where you cross 90 or 100 percent of GDP and kablooie. Paul Krugman also : an explosion or series of explosions especially when used for effect (as in a movie) … conveying a story of corporate greed and institutional carelessness while hitting the viewer with all the taut, big-budget kablooey they can handle. Brad Wheeler This wasn't Gaga's party. Even through all the airborne pomp and pyrotechnic kablooey, she ultimately seemed like a guest—and one who didn't want to overstay her welcome. Chris Richards Phrases go kablooey or less commonly go kablooie or go kerblooey 1 informal : to burst violently : explode What plays best of all, of course, is a spaceship going kablooey all over the screen. Tad Friend So is this something homeowners should consider? A spate of municipal water pipes going kerblooey last spring might prompt some to think so. David Lazarus 2 informal : to suffer complete failure, destruction, or ruin especially in a sudden or spectacular way One of several prize prospects of the mid-80s, he tried a comeback with the Rangers after his career went kablooey. Kevin Sherrington … went public … just a few months before the technology-stock bubble went kablooey. Scott Barancik et al. Word History Etymology imitative First Known Use 1914, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing kablooey go kablooey go kablooey
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kablooey

noun

Word History

Phrases Containing kablooey