/ paʊ; NAmE / exclamation
used to express the sound of an explosion, a gun firing or sb hitting sb else
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent. (originally US): imitative.
/ paʊ; NAmE / exclamation
used to express the sound of an explosion, a gun firing or sb hitting sb else
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent. (originally US): imitative.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005