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Wed 1 May, 2019 06:17 am
Anyone knows the meaning of 'kapow'?
@parsley,
found in old comic books, it's a visual representation of an explosion...
@Region Philbis,
Region Philbis wrote:
found in old comic books, it's a visual representation of an explosion...
As stated in above, kapow is a
onomatopoeia word. It also describes a powerful punch as seen in the 1960's Adam West Batman TV series.
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Definition of onomatopoeia
1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
also : a word formed by onomatopoeia
//In comic books, when you see someone with a gun, you know it's only going off when you read the onomatopoeias.
— Christian Marclay
2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense
//a study of the poet's onomatopoeia
thank you both of you. So it would mean something like 'boom' in many languages!
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