Bazooms

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A playful expression that refers to the breasts of women, often highlighting their size or allure
2. A casual and humorous term used to describe a woman's chest area, especially emphasizing size or attractiveness
3. An unofficial expression referring to female bosoms in a lighthearted or cheeky way

Etymology: "Bazoom" is a variant of "bosom," and the bosom itself is the older, plainer word: it goes back to Old English "bōsm," which meant chest or breast, and it is the root that "bazoom" ultimately rests on. The variant seems to have arisen in North American speech, where the word was first attested in the 1950s, and it picked up a jolly, bouncy quality that the original lacks. The most likely source of that bounce is "zoom," which in the same decades meant a rapid rush or a lively upward motion. Blending the two gave speakers a word that sounds as if it moves, which suits its humorous, slightly cheeky tone. That association with motion, rather than any anatomical precision, is what separates "bazoom" from the stiffer "bosom." Since "bazooms" is simply the plural of "bazoom," the plural form follows ordinary English practice and needs no separate history.

Synonyms: breasts, bosoms