bum

/ˈbum/ · B2 · intj

boom

💥 bum sounds like a bass drum thud: BUM! = boom

Spanish bum is the same sound as English boom, just shorter. Say it with a sudden, heavy stress on the b, like a drum hit or a blast. It also marks something happening abruptly, as in: and then, bum, the lights went out.

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