whammo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwæməʊ/
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/ˈwæməʊ/ · /ˈwæmoʊ/ · /ˈhwæmoʊ/

Definition of whammo

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. (informal)Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
    “So, I'm driving along when, whammo, a tree falls in front of the car.”
    “"Sure, the boys say, 'What's the use? I'd just get started and whammo, I'm gone.'"”
    “Every year I try to catch the first buds as they break out of their winter closets, and every year I miss. One day you hit the street on your way to your day's routine and there it is, whammo, LIFE, popping up and out all over the place.”
    “He lifted one foot and set it down again, whammo, but Ed was so engrossed in Pynchon's novel that all he recalls is tromping the scorpion to death with his stung foot, then quickly fetching a bucket of ice water, jamming the foot into it, and continuing to read.”
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intj

  1. (informal)Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
    “So, I'm driving along when, whammo, a tree falls in front of the car.”
    “"Sure, the boys say, 'What's the use? I'd just get started and whammo, I'm gone.'"”
    “Every year I try to catch the first buds as they break out of their winter closets, and every year I miss. One day you hit the street on your way to your day's routine and there it is, whammo, LIFE, popping up and out all over the place.”
    “He lifted one foot and set it down again, whammo, but Ed was so engrossed in Pynchon's novel that all he recalls is tromping the scorpion to death with his stung foot, then quickly fetching a bucket of ice water, jamming the foot into it, and continuing to read.”

noun

  1. (informal)An action-packed scene in a film, etc.
    “[…] dawdles for 15 minutes before presenting a mild whammo. The whammos start at about 33 minutes and then pile up at 36 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 59 minutes, and 64 minutes.”

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Etymology

From wham + -o.

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