blaow

English

Alternative forms

• ka-blaow, ka-BLAOW, KA-BLAOW

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /blaʊ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Interjection

blaow

1. A sudden explosion, gunshot, or similar sound.
   • 1981, Katie Letcher Lyle, Dark But Full of Diamonds, page 34:

     Turtle and log explode in a gigantic, echoing splash that coincides with the BLAOW! of the gun.

   • 1998, Clyde Edgerton, Where Trouble Sleeps, page 151:

     She took the gun, loaded it, handed it back to Stephen, who got behind a chicken, brought the gun up, aimed, and pulled the trigger, ka-blaow.

   • 2003, “Poor Lil Rich”, in Curtis James Jackson III, Kevin Risto (lyrics), Kevin Risto (music), Get Rich or Die Tryin'‎^[1], performed by 50 Cent, New York: Shady Records:

     Your wrist's bling-bling; my shit's bling-blaow.

See also

• boom
• kaboom

Anagrams

• ablow, wobla