Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ba dum tss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: ba -dum tss
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of ba-dum ching.

Example Sentences

"At press time, HipCityVeg was buying burgers from McDonald's and making a “healthy” (Ba Dum Tss) profit."
"9. The thought. It counts! *ba dum tss*"
"All in all, the column was so weak and bitter that it's probably being served at Dunkin' Donuts (ba dum tss)."

Questions

What does ba dum tss mean?: Alternative form of ba-dum ching.

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