Miscellaneous
B
BAMF in the Marvel comic books represents the sound of X-Men character Nightcrawler when he transports himself. The sound is caused by air rushing into the area where Nightcrawler's body once was
loud sound
keywords music misc tone engine
the "sound" of light reflecting off shiny expensive objects, such as diamonds. this is a rare example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". another example: shiiin
keywords misc
(possibly of imitative origin) clown, may stem from allusion to puffing out cheeks as a comic gesture
F
footwear named by sound produced when walking in them
H
Pronounced "Whin-ems," like a horse's whinny, the Houyhnhnm are a race of intelligent horses in book 4 of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels
M
sound of an "implosion bomb". In a classic Uncle Scrooge tale by Carl Barks, Gyro Gearloose invented an "implosion bomb" that sucked up material and compacted it into a neat pile. Intended for litter collection, the Written Sound Effect was "MOOB", explicitly stated to be "BOOM" backwards. TvTropes
keywords misc explosion weapons
P
1. interjection used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared! (often with a little cloud of smoke) In this sense poof may be imitative. 2. effeminate man or male homosexual. In this sense poof is not imitative
keywords gas air movement misc
R
disturbance, uproar
to make a low heavy continuous sound
S
Schlikt replaced the usual snikt sound of super hero Wolverine's claws, during the period he was left without the adamantium covering on his bones.
keywords comics metal weapon misc
to tear or mark a surface with something sharp or jagged
to make a crunching sound, to crush or crunch, or to crumple or squeeze
the sound of silence (!), as used in manga comics (ref)
keywords misc
to make a shrill sound
"snikt" in the Marvel comic books is the written sound of super hero Wolverine's claws popping. Replaced with schlikt during the period he was left without the adamantium covering on his bones.
to squeeze, squash
making a harsh noise
T
Spiderman web shooter
sound of a clock
keywords misc light_hit movement metal
V
In Doctor Who comic strips, the sound of the Tardis is represented as vworp! vworp!
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the "sound" of someone stealing something. the word is spoken to make obvious or humorous the playful theft of an item in front of others. (e.g. "you shouldn't leave your wallet lying around like that...Yoink!". used often in the cartoon series "the Simpsons")
keywords misc human animal movement
Z
a shrill humming sound