blam

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈblæm], [ˈblam] Rhymes: -æm === Etymology 1 === By onomatopoeia. ==== Noun ==== blam (plural blams) A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot. ==== Interjection ==== blam A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot. ==== Verb ==== blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed) (MLE, African-American Vernacular, slang) (intransitive) To fire a gun. (transitive) To shoot; to kill by gunshot. (transitive) To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact. ==== Verb ==== blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed) (Internet slang, Newgrounds) When a user-submitted movie/game gets unpublished (removed from the Portal), due to having a rating below 2 stars. My game got blammed. To rate a user-submitted movie/game below 2 stars. That animation was a test animation, so I blammed it. ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Blend of blog +‎ spam. ==== Noun ==== blam (uncountable) (Internet, informal) Spam posted to a blog. === Anagrams === ALBM, BAML, LBMA, Lamb, balm, lamb == Middle English == === Noun === blam (rare) alternative form of blame == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blâme. === Noun === blam n (plural blamuri) public disapproval, condemnation ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Back-formation from blamírati. === Noun === blȃm m inan (Cyrillic spelling бла̑м) (Serbia, colloquial) (feeling of) embarrassment ==== Related terms ==== blamáža (“(an instance of) embarrassment”) blamírati (“to embarrass”)