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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: From the sound

whoosh

 verb
     
whoosh [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal
to move very fast with a soft rushing sound
—whoosh noun [countable usually singular]
a sudden whoosh of flame and then a big bang
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