Kaboom is an onomatopoeic term representing the sound of an

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. Kaboom may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, media

Literature

* ''Kaboom'' (book), a 2010 Iraq War memoir by Matt Gallagher * ''Ka-Boom!'', the student newspaper at

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Film, television, stage

* ''Kaboom'' (film), a 2010 film directed by Gregg Araki * ''

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'', Italian TV children's programming block and TV network * ''Ka-Boom!'' (off-Broadway musical), a 1980 off-Broadway musical

TV episodes

* "Kaboom" (''Parks and Recreation''), an episode of ''Parks and Recreation'' * "Kabooms" (''Teen Titans Go!''), 2015 season 5 episode of ''Teen Titans Go!''; see List of ''Teen Titans Go!'' episodes * "Ka-Boom!" (''Cybill''), 1998 season 4 episode of ''Cybill''; see List of ''Cybill'' episodes * "Ka-Boom" (''Maggie''), 1998 episode of ''Maggie'' (1998 TV series) * "Ka-Boom" (''Grace Under Fire''), 1994 episode of ''Grace Under Fire''; see List of ''Grace Under Fire'' episodes

Music

* ''Kaboom!'' (album), a 2011 album by I Fight Dragons * KFOG KaBoom, a yearly concert in San Francisco sponsored by KFOG

Songs

* "KABOOM!", a 2011 song by I Fight Dragons, the title track off the eponymous album ''Kaboom!'' (album) * "Kaboom", an unreleased 2008 duet with Lady Gaga and

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* "Ka-Boom!", a 2004 song by Dark Lotus off the album ''Black Rain'' (Dark Lotus album)

Video games

* ''Kaboom!'' (video game), an Atari 2600 video game * '' Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game'' (also known as ''Kaboom!''), a flash game

Groups, organisations

* KaBOOM! (non-profit organization), a U.S. non-profit organization that helps communities build local play-spaces for children * KaBOOM! (publisher), a U.S. comics publisher * Kaboom! Entertainment, a Canadian production company * Kaboom Studios, UK videogame company *¡Ka-Boom! Estudio, a Mexican comics studio; see Comics in Mexico * KaBOOM (Ka-Band Objects Observation and Monitoring System),

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system for detecting and tracking near-Earth objects

Characters

* Kaboom, the mascot of the

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Braves * Colonel Ka-Boom, a fictional character from ''Creepy Crawlers'' (TV series) *

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, a fictional character from ''Animaniacs'' * Louie Kaboom, a fictional character from ''Power Rangers Zeo'' * Mouse Ka-Boom, a fictional character from ''Happy Tree Friends''; see List of fictional rodents in animation

Other uses

* Kaboom (breakfast cereal), produced by General Mills * KaBoom (candy), the original name of the candy Wonka Xploder * Kaboom, a bathroom tile cleaner manufactured by

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