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zoom

UK/zuːm/ US/ˈzum/ fairly common informal slang
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.
2.
3.

rise rapidly

  • “the dollar soared against the yes”
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noun

1.
2.

the act of rising upward into the air

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Origin

From Zoom, a videoconferencing software by Zoom Video Communications; renamed as such (from Saasbee) in May 2012 by Jim Scheinman after the American children's book Zoom City (1998) by Thacher Hurd for ostensibly encapsulating creativity, happiness and exploration. Scheinman had "been saving the name Zoom for a long time."

Phrases

  • crash zoom
  • dolly zoom
  • snap zoom
  • squeeze zoom
  • whip zoom
  • zoom and boom
  • zoom bag
  • zoom blur
  • zoom box
  • zoom by
  • zoom in
  • zoom in on

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