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BAMF Switch

An extension of the acronym BAMF, a BAMF Switch is a scene in an action or other genre of film, where a character, typically lead, becomes more of a BAMF than they were a moment before.

Most, but not all, BAMF Switches result in some kind of fight scene.

BAMF Switches are often characterized by:

1.) Changes in music. (Raised tempo, a more intense genre, or even no music at all.)
2.) Monologing, or, more commonly, a single phrase.
3.) Flashbacks
4.) Slow Motion
5.) Reloading a weapon
6.) A physical gesture, such as cracking the neck or knuckles, or awesomely punching someone.
7.) Shifting Gears (If in a vehicle)
8.) A Close up. Especially if the character has just done something very dramatic, such as falling in a pool of blood, or cutting some dude in half.
9.) A change in Weather. Often to high winds or rain. (Similar effects can be given by sprinklers, or large fans)
10.) A Physical Transformation. (Putting on armor or some kind of awesome suit, changing into some kind of creature, or transforming from a vehicle into a giant robot.)
The Matrix: Neo, just after the security guard says, 'Do you have any metallic objects with you?'

The Rundown: The Rock, while holding the two shotguns in the village raid scene.

300: Like, every five seconds.

Friend 1: Aww! Here comes the BAMF Switch!
Friend 2: Nice!
by jkar64 October 22, 2008
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BAMF!

the sound effect made by the superhero Nightcrawler (from Marvel Comics' X-Men) when he teleports
*BAMF!*
Hey, look, Nightcrawler just popped in.
by Figleaf23 January 3, 2009
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Related Words
BAMFT Bamftoise BAMF bamtard bamfing bamtastic baft bafta bafty BAMFC

BACFTPT

Stands for "Big Annoying Colorful Font Third Person Thread."

A popular game played on Message Boards where members post thoughts about themselves in the third person, using giant lettering and multiple fonts and colors.
I'm going to head to BACFTPT for some fun.
by Fitty4ex July 25, 2007
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barftender

A bartender at a skanky dive bar where all people do is get piss drunk and puke. This bar is usually the last stop on a night of excessive drinking. Often times the person who turns the bartender into the barftender is a weekend warrior trying to hang with seasoned alcoholics.
What's it take to get another drink around here?!?! Where's the barftender?
by drinksatcleats May 11, 2010
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bamf

Neville Longbottom is Chuck Norris's boggart. He is pretty bamf.
by nocomment1992 March 10, 2008
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bamf

Carlos is a BAMF.
That dude just ate a bowl of thumbtacks, he's a BAMF.
by Cornelious September 29, 2005
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bamfadankalicious

a term defining something so awesome, so unimaginably great, that you must use gratuitous amounts of wording to describe it!
That San Jose queso was bamfadankalicious!
by Shades Mcgizzle November 16, 2010
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