0 used to suggest the sound of a sudden hit: --
The boys in the cartoon were punching each other - wham, zap!
1 used to show that something you are describing happened suddenly: --
Everything was fine until, wham, the wire snapped.
2 used to suggest the sound of a sudden hit, or to signal that something sudden and unexpected happened: --
All of a sudden, wham, I couldn’t leave my house, except to go to school.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
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