Meanings
zam1
- Shortened form of kazaam.
You never know when some enemy of the Free World might worm his or her way into your confidence and then — ZAM! Wipe you out.
2007, J. W. Brodie-Innes, The Devil's Mistress, page 211 more example
Then suddenly — Zam! Zowie! Smash! The Post sends back an article which I was positive it would buy, and which, in fact, it had ordered. One manuscript after another is flung back into my face […]
1945, The Author and Journalist, volumes 30-31, page 9
zam2
plural zams
- slangAn examination (formal test).
Zams. Of course. 'How come? You don't go to college.'
2023, Lynne Hackles, Gail Lockwood and her Imaginary Agony Aunt
zam3
- alternativeAlternative form of zamn.
Zam4
Origin
Zam · proper noun
- RomanianZam
- EnglishZam
From Romanian Zam.
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zam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zam
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