Kablooie

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Usage note 1.5 Alternative spellings

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

kablooie

1. A failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash.

   The bottle of ketchup hit the floor and went kablooie all over everything.

Usage note

Most frequently used in the phrase to go kablooie.

Alternative spellings

• kablooey
• ka-blooey
• ka-blooie
• kerblooie
• kerplooie

etc.