bam

Interjektion

1. 1

   Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.

   The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death.

   We all looked up from the maps, silent, and listened to the hurried footsteps in the entryway. They padded up the red carpet, bam-bam-bam, and across the landing and then up the next flight at a gallop, bam-bam-bam.

2. 2

   Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence.

   She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together.

Substantiv

1. 1

   SlangA ned; a bampot.

Substantiv

1. 1

   altertümlichAn imposition; a cheat; a hoax.

   To relieve the tedium he kept plying them with all manner of bams.

Verb

1. 1

   altertümlichTo impose on (someone) by a falsehood; to cheat.

   This is some conspiracy, I suppose, to bam, to chouse me out of my money

   I’ll break a lamp, bully a constable, bam a justice, or bilk a boxkeeper with any man in the liberties of Westminster.

2. 2

   altertümlichTo jeer or make fun of.

Substantiv

1. 1

   Variante von bare-arse minimumAbbreviation of bare-arse minimum.

Formen

Plural

bams

Präteritum

bammed

Partizip II

bammed

Partizip I

bamming

3. Person Singular

bams