Definition

The onomatopoeia for something expanding or puffing up—think a marshmallow in the microwave getting thicc in real-time. The opposite of 'soom,' which is deflation.

Example Usage

I put the bread dough in the oven and watched it go absolutely phoom over the next 20 minutes.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=phoom&defid=2031043)

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