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Lam vs Blam - What's the difference?

lam | blam |

As nouns the difference between lam and blam

is that lam is a flap (on the sides of a truck's bed) while blam is a sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.

lam

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lemja.

Noun

(-)
  • Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding.

    • Verb

  • To beat or thrash

    • Derived terms

    * lambaste

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, .

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    blam

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
    • He kicked in the door with a blam .
    That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM !*

    Anagrams

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