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wham

[hwam, wam] / ʰwæm, wæm /


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“Stacked up, big storm after big storm after big storm — wham, wham, wham.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

At first thought, a homemade sprinkle birthday cake seems like an easy task: Just fold a bunch of sprinkles into a vanilla cake and wham bam, you're done.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2022

“It just comes in, and, wham, it hits the ground,” Vago says.

From Scientific American • Feb. 6, 2020

The opening is a wham: A man appears from the fog and holds the hero aloft by his foot, thus turning his life upside down, as well.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2019

You might come around a bend and wham!

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech




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