Meaning

(informal) Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
2. (informal) An action-packed scene in a film, etc.

Example Sentences

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.

[…] 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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• whammos

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