kablooie

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/kəˈbluːi/

interjection

A failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash.

“to go kablooie”

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Meanings

interjection

alternative ka-blooey · alternative ka-blooie · alternative kablooey · alternative kerblooey · alternative kerblooie · alternative kerplooie

  1. colloquialA failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash.

    to go kablooie

    2 more examples

    it went kablooie

    The bottle of ketchup hit the floor and went kablooie all over everything.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blooey

Origin

ka-, an intensifier used with onomatopoeia, plus (probably) an imaginative rendition of an explosion or splash.

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Cite this entry
APA

kablooie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kablooie

MLA

“kablooie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kablooie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kablooie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kablooie.

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