bam
bam and scram
The act of causing or contributing to a motor-vehicle accident on the road and fleeing the scene so as not to be identified and held responsible. Luckily, a more concentrated police presence near busy intersections has meant that there's only been one bam and scram over the past two years. No, officer, he left the scene—it was a bam and scram!
See also: and, bam, scram
wham, bam, thank you, ma'am
1. slang Hasty sexual activity, especially when rough, unemotional, or unromantic. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. We only had about half an hour before the kids came home, so it was just wham, bam, thank you, ma'am. I've never enjoyed the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kind of sex most other guys in college seem to desire.
2. slang Anything done or put together very quickly or without careful planning. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The film just felt a bit "wham, bam, thank you, ma'am"—a bunch of explosions and car chases strung together for an hour and a half, and then it was over. A stir fry is a great wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am dinner that you can throw together in a matter of minutes.
See also: thank
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wham bam thank you ma'am
Rur. a bump in the road. We hit a wham bam thank you ma'am and lost one of our hubcaps. Watch out for the wham bam thank you ma'am at the corner of Third Street.
See also: bam, thank, wham
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am
used in reference to sexual activity conducted roughly and quickly, without tenderness.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
bam and scram
n. a hit and run accident. The sirens were blaring and a dozen black and white headed to a bam and scram over on Maple.
See also: and, bam, scram
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- bam and scram
- scram
- hit-and-run
- getaway sticks
- run scared
- get an eyeball on (someone or something)
- get an eyeball on someone/something
- nothing comes of nothing
- go in on (something)
- in dispute