whoosh

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

   • The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!”
2. 2

   A homicide by shooting.

3. 3

   A gun.

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   1. 4

      To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.

   2. 5

      To pass by quickly.

   3. 6

      To cause to pass quickly.

      • Twitter whooshed your tweet away before I read all of it lmao.
   4. 7

      To kill by gun, to shoot.

      • Man do it for the team Kick him and swing him on landing The olders are whooshed Brass and bruck I promise all of them has been (dun out 'ere)
      • How many man got whooshed like Jackson?
      • How many man's been whooshed with the stick?
   5. 8

      Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.

      • I was batting when Nikki sent down a lollipop and whoosh, what a shot.
   6. 9

      Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).

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