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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wham, bam, thank you ma'am en · X

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˈwæm ˈbæm ˈθæŋk ju ˈmæm/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwæm ˈbæm ˈθæŋk juː ˈmæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. Denoting swift, formulaic, and unromantic sexual intercourse.
    • wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am 1972, David Bowie, Suffragette City:
    • The wham-bam-thank-you-mam roll in the hay is back in fashion and all of a sudden I am feeling very à la mode. 2002, Andrea Semple, The Ex-Factor, →ISBN, page 168:
    • The guys just want 'wham, bam, thank-you ma'am.' They don't care about building a relationship. 2010, Leonard Sax, Girls on the Edge, page 33:
    • I confess to have been with a few hookers (the rentals), the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kind. 2002, Patrick Mitchell, This Bank Robber's Life, page 249:

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