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English Dictionary: Bam by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bam
n
  1. an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
  2. a sudden very loud noise
    Synonym(s): bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bam \Bam\ (b[acr]m), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.]
      An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. --Garrick.
  
               To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all
               manner of bams.                                       --Prof.
                                                                              Wilson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bam \Bam\, v. t.
      To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] --Foote.
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