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#4: Kablooie

Definition:

(adverb) : wrong or awry

Example:

"Why Deep-Fried Frozen Turkeys Go Kablooie" – headline on Gizmodo.com, November 23, 2011

Submitted by:

L.K. Tucker, AL

Photo: James McCauley / flickr

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