Talk:Onomatopoeia
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- snap, crackle, pop
- splash
- bang
- boom
- click
- fizz
- tinkle
- chickadee
- pop
- ping pong
- burp
- belch
- piss
- fart
- barf
- puke
- whisper
- tick-tock
- cuckoo
- whizz
- plop
- sizzle
- oompa
- clang
- zoom'
Plus 'slush', half-melted snow. From the sound it is reminiscent of.
- splat
- zing
- smack
- thud
- oomph
- groan
- moan
- murmur
- blab
- clap
- boo hoo
- choo-choo
- blurt
- blare
- bump
- clatter
- beep
- honk
- squeak
- squeal
- squelch
- whistle
- clash
- roar
- whine
- whiff
- whirr
- sniff
- brouhaha
- hubub
- uproar
- bustle
- bell
- bong
- rustle
- achoo
- hiccup
- thump
- swish
- snick
- snicker
- click
- bam
- pow
- zap
- whoop
- wow
- snip
- crunch
- scrunch
- yap
- whop
- bow-wow
- purr
- growl
- tweet
- moo
- bleat
- shoosh
- flummox
- kazoo
- tuba
- titters
- tintinnabulation
- kerplunk
- mumble
- hush
- gush
Is "brouhaha" really considered an onomatopoeia? The pronunciation of the word does not sound similar to any noise I've ever heard emitted by humans, except when they are saying the word. Brouhaha 28:28, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Neither is "blab," it's never used as such. "Blah blah blah" maybe.
- "Brouhaha" is not a direct imitation of a sound, unlike "moo" for example, but the sound of the word is clearly (to me) represents the kind of confused but indignant noises made during a heated discussion. That would make it onomatapoeia of a sort.
- "Blab" is very interesting, is the sound respresenting the sound of someone speaking, or the feeling of someone losing control over what they are saying? The first is a kind of onomatapoeia, the second would be more like a phenomime, at least that's what the Japanese equivalent is called. English phenomimes aren't discussed very much... Kappa 17:22, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- "Penis" is one of the most fun words. You can't really tell it is a form of onomatopoeia unless you say it really loudly. Shout 'PENIS' as loud as you can in a public place and impress everyone with your knowledge of onomatopoeia.
- Just as "vagina"?
If onomatopoeia are supposed to represent actual sounds, as in in the context of attempting to do so, then those words are not.
- According to dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=brouhaha&r=67), brouhaha a french onomatopoeia meant to imitate the sound of a crowd.--Sketchee 22:21, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)
Have you ever heard portly (particularly British) men laugh? It's positively identical to brouhaha. I fail to see how being cuckoo for cocoa puffs is anything but a play on words. cuckoo has nothing to do with insanity, does it? the bird itself is an onomatopoeia, but the food doesn't relate to it.
Would onomatopoeia be linguistically/grammatically classified as interjections?
Kodak
I read a long time ago that the Kodak camera company are so named because of the clicking sounds of pressing the button. Anyone know if that's true? violet/riga (t) 19:15, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- The similarity between the word and the click sound of pressing the button doesn't strike me as compelling. Personal opinions aside, the online etymology dictionary (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Kodak) tells us that it is an "arbitrary coinage by U.S. inventor George Eastman (1854-1932), U.S. trademark reg. Sept. 4, 1888". — mark ✎ 21:54, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I'll trust that site, being dedicated to etymologies, though other sites I Googled hint it may be true - perhaps it's an urban myth. violet/riga (t) 21:58, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)