Etymology

boowomp

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Today it means: Used to indicate sadness or disappointment. Full definition →

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The story

An onomatopoeia of the "Low Bork" library sound effect created by Sound Ideas and owned by Hanna-Barbera, best known for its use in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.