go kaboom

phrase

1
informal : to explode or crash violently
… when the house exploded the night before, cops believed that it had been a drug factory that went kaboomLarry Celona and Ruth Brown
2
informal : to undergo a sudden, explosive change, failure, etc.
… a few crucial injuries can make the whole equation go kaboom.Paul Zimmerman

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“Go kaboom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20kaboom. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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