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The sound of something fast enough to leave your hair behind.
means The rushing sound made by something moving rapidly through the air, like a passing car, a swung blade, or a sudden gust of wind.
from A 20th-century imitative word — onomatopoeia, born from the mouth simply mimicking the noise of fast air. It belongs to the same family of breathy 'wh-' rush-words as 'whish,' 'whoosh,' and 'whir,' all of which let the lips and breath do the describing.
- the joke
- Online slang for a missed point flying overhead
- comic origin
- Onomatopoeia perfected by Batman and Roadrunner cartoons
- physics
- Air rushing to fill a sudden empty space
- in writing
- Classified as a word that mimics its meaning
for instance
whoosh sound effect — iconic audio used in star wars lightsaber scenes since 1977
whoosh app — uk fintech app founded 2018 for buying and selling smartphones