pow
nounEtymology Onomatopoeic.
1
The sound of a violent impact.
2
The sound of an explosion.
pow
intj/paʊ/ · AU [pəʉ]
Etymology Onomatopoeic.
1
The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.
- Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Captial Territory, page 10, column 2:
2
The sound of an explosion or gunshot.
- Pow, they took off.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 71:
- ‘Pow-pow-pow...’ Monte drew and slaughtered the besiegers.1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 41:
- Derived terms
- kerpow