ba-dum ching
Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.
Interjection
- Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.
comedy · Topics: comedy, entertainment, lifestyle
- 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!" - 2005, Julie Kenner, Night Moves
- Boy, it looks like the average Viagra consumer has some stiff competition. (ba-dum ching!) - 2006, Mark Mulvey, Where There's a Will, There's Away... Messages
- ...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. - 2009, Michael Fontaine, Funny Words in Plautine Comedy
Synonyms: boom-boom
Origin
Imitating a drum roll and cymbal crash played as a comic sting.