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Definition of bam
bam 
interjection
- "there you go"; "and then suddenly"; etc. Usually spoken with increased volume.
I had the interview, and then - bam - I was in upper management!
Citation from "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater", Family Guy (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (1999) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
Last edited on Nov 02 2011. Submitted by Miranda W. from Rincon, GA, USA on Nov 17 2005.
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