dishoom

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noun

onomatopoeic representation of the sound of a punch or blow.

OriginHindi ढिशूम →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Indiaonomatopoeic representation of the sound of a punch or blow.

    I'm really glad that I've moved beyond the dishoom-dishoom.

    2000, India Today
    2 more examples

    At one point came the statutory "dishoom" routine with villain Shatru . What could have quite easily been yet another boring and predictable slambang-pow was suddenly transformed into[…]

    1988, Surya India

    The fans thronging the theatres got the full value for the pains taken to reach there as the films were full of authentic dishoom-dishoom shots.

    1995, K. Naresh Kumar, Indian Cinema: Ebbs and Tides

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bam

Origin

  1. Hindiढिशूम
  2. Englishdishoom

Borrowed from Hindi ढिशूम (ḍhiśūm).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

moodish
Cite this entry
APA

dishoom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishoom

MLA

“dishoom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishoom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishoom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishoom.

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