kablooie

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English

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Etymology

ka-, an intensifier used with onomatopoeia, plus (probably) an imaginative rendition of an explosion or splash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈbluːi/
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Interjection

kablooie

  1. (colloquial) A failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash.
    to go kablooie
    it went kablooie
    The bottle of ketchup hit the floor and went kablooie all over everything.

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