Definition of bam Bam

/bÌˈm/ - [batm] -

We found 9 definitions of bam from 5 different sources.

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What does bam mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

bam - an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
bam - a sudden very loud noise
  bang, clap, eruption, blast
  noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bam (n.)
    An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
  • bam (v. t.)
    To cheat; to wheedle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bam
    bam, n. a slang word for a hoax: a false tale.—v.t. to cheat or hoax. [See Bamboozle.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • bam
    A jocular imposition, the same as a humbug. See HUMBUG.

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