BLAM

Etymology 1

By onomatopoeia.

Noun

blam (plural blams)

A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot

Interjection

blam

A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot

Verb

blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed) (slang, Multicultural London English, regional African-American Vernacular)

(intransitive) To shoot, to let gunfire pass.

(transitive) To shoot, to kill by gunshot.

Etymology 2

Noun

blam (uncountable)

(internet, informal) spam posted to a blog

Anagrams

• ALBM, BAML, LBMA, Lamb, balm, lamb

Source: Wiktionary



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