Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ba-dum ching

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: ba--dum ch-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.

Example Sentences

"She gave it a little spin as it came off her right arm, then sent it flying. It landed on his head with aplomb, and she laughed. "Ba-dum, ching!""
"Boy, it looks like the average Viagra consumer has some stiff competition. (ba-dum ching!)"
"...a painfully obvious joke that, in modern performance, is punctuated by a ba-dum ching! drum roll and cymbal crash to coincide with the collective groan of the audience."

Etymology

Imitating a drum roll and cymbal crash played as a comic sting.

Inflected Forms

ba dum tish (alternative) ba dum tss (alternative) ba-duh ch (alternative)

Phrases

I'm here all week

Frequently Paired Words

I'm here all week rimshot Sting

Synonyms

boom-boom

Questions

What does ba-dum ching mean?: Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.
Where does ba-dum ching come from?: Imitating a drum roll and cymbal crash played as a comic sting.

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