bam

Noun
Synonyms: Bambangclaperuptionblast

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003Synonyms: Bam
  2. a sudden very loud noiseSynonyms: bangclaperuptionblast
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

bam \bam\ (b[a^]m), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. --Garrick. [1913 Webster]

To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]

Bam \Bam\, v. t. To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] --Foote. [1913 Webster]
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