kablooie

== English == === Alternative forms === ka-blooey, ka-blooie kablooey kerblooey, kerblooie, kerplooie === Etymology === ka-, an intensifier used with onomatopoeia, plus (probably) an imaginative rendition of an explosion or splash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈbluːi/ === Interjection === kablooie (colloquial) A failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash. to go kablooie it went kablooie ==== Derived terms ==== blooey === Further reading === “kablooey”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.