fwoom

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fwuːm/
• Rhymes: -uːm, -ʊm

Interjection

fwoom

1. The sound of a rocket (or similar) taking off.
   • 2015, Ryan North, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, number 2, page 21:

     Squirrel Girl: Well let's go to the friggin' moon.
     FWOOM

   • 2015, Mark H. Kruger, Overtaken, page 358:

     Fwoom! Oliver fired himself down the hall like a human rocket.