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BAMN

By Any Means Necessary. Translation of a phrase coined by the French intellectual Jean Paul Sartre in his play Dirty Hands.
Popularized by Malcolm X in the last year of his life.

"I was not the one to invent lies: they were created in a society divided by class and each of us inherited lies when we were born. It is not by refusing to lie that we will abolish lies: it is by eradicating class by any means necessary (BAMN)."
-β€” Jean Paul Sartre, Dirty Hands: act 5, scene 3. 1963

"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary (BAMN)."
-- Malcolm X, 1965

by m.e.atkinson September 17, 2007

55πŸ‘ 37πŸ‘Ž


bamn

Bamn is a word used in place of "bam" when "bam" does not relay the emotion that the user has.

"You sunk my battleship!"
"Yeah, BAMN!!"

by Jake Cole August 6, 2007

15πŸ‘ 21πŸ‘Ž


Bamn

Often used in finishing an argument, it is used to exclaim the finite ending. Derived from the word *DAMN!* it is also is a good non derogatory alternative to when there word damn would be used or isn't quite applicable.

"you almost as dumb as yo boy"- person one

"and you were almost as smart as Ana. But close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. Bamn" - person 2

by CommandaC July 2, 2011

5πŸ‘ 10πŸ‘Ž


Bamn

When something is so BAMM that you end up spelling it wrong

Bro that’s so BAMM that it’s BAMN

by Gothic bunny girl December 5, 2020