💥 Sudden impact 💥 A big crash 💥 To hit hard

to whammo

9.9

To hit something suddenly with great force

verb
/ˈwæmoʊ/

Informal

: golpear

He swung the bat and whammo, the ball flew over the fence.

Examples

When the boxer landed a powerful punch, it was whammo for his opponent.
As soon as the car hit the wall, whammo, everything went black.
You just unscrew them and then whammo, jammo top goes up.

Synonyms

to hit

vsto whammo

∞ 1.0

To strike someone or something with force

is usually more sudden and dramatic rather than merely general contact

to punch

vsto whammo

455 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

is broader and often more dramatic than a single fist strike

to slam

vsto whammo

323 2.3

To close or hit something with great force and make a loud noise

is often more sudden and dramatic in impact rather than just loud closing or throwing

to whack

vsto whammo

250 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

is more sudden and dramatic rather than only loud and forceful

to hammer

vsto whammo

198 1.6

To hit something many times to shape or flatten it

focuses more on one sudden dramatic strike rather than repeated hits

to bash

vsto whammo

NSFW

73 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

is often more sudden and dramatic rather than only focused on damage

to blast

vsto whammo

45 3.5

To hit or shoot something with great force

is more sudden and focused on heavy dramatic impact rather than propulsion

to whop

vsto whammo

Informal

43 7.9

To hit someone or something very hard

is often more sudden and dramatic than just very hard

to plug

vsto whammo

NSFW

4 7.7

To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow

is often more dramatic and larger in scale than a quick blow

to headbutt

vsto whammo

4 6.1

To hit someone or something hard with your head

is broader and often more sudden and dramatic than this specific method

to thwack

vsto whammo

3 8.0

To hit something hard with a flat object so it makes a loud sound

is more sudden and dramatic in effect rather than only sharp

to swack

vsto whammo

Archaic

1 9.9

To hit someone or something hard

is usually more sudden and dramatic rather than just forceful

to whap

vsto whammo

1 8.1

To hit something or someone hard and make a loud sound

is often more sudden and dramatic rather than only noisy

to whomp

vsto whammo

Informal

1 8.6

To hit forcefully with the hand or a flat object

is more about sudden dramatic impact than specific instrument use

to blam

vsto whammo

Slang

1 9.3

To shoot at or hit something suddenly, often making a loud noise

is more about dramatic heavy impact than implied firing or explosion

to wack

vsto whammo

Informal

1 8.9

Hit someone or something quickly and hard

is often more dramatic and vivid in how force is delivered

to wham

vsto whammo

Informal

6.4

To hit something very hard

is often even more sudden and dramatic in its impact

to whang

vsto whammo

Informal

9.9

To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound

is typically more sudden and dramatic than simply loud noise

to give a whap

vsto whammo

Informal

8.8

To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow

is more sudden and dramatic rather than only a quick sharp strike

to whuff

vsto whammo

9.9

To hit something so it makes a dull heavy sound

is often more sudden and dramatic and sharper than that dull impact

Antonyms

to miss

∞ 1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

How Forceful

to smash

311 2.1

to whammo

Informal

9.9

to hit

∞ 1.0

to tap

174 1.0

Surface Forms

whammo infinitive

whammed past

whammed past participle

whamming present participle

whammos third person singular

Etymology

Whammo as a verb comes from that crashing sound and works like saying wham as an action — to hit or strike with great force. So to whammo someone or something is to hit it hard and suddenly.