bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɑ.bɑ.bɑ.dɑl.ɡɑɹ.ɑɡ.tək.ɑ.mi.nə.roʊn.koʊn.bɹoʊn.toʊ.nə.ɹoʊn.tu.ɑn.θuːn.tɹoʊ.vɑ.ɹuːn.ɑn.skoʊn.tu.hu.hɔːɾ.diː.nuːn.θuəɹ.nʊk/ · Context: General American
• Context: General American · Audio
• Context: General American · Audio

Interjection

1. Representing a protracted sound of thundering or crashing.

   onomatopoeia, nonce word, humorous

   • The fall (bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!) of a once wallstrait oldparr is retaled early in bed and later on life down through all christian minstrelsy. - 1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, part I, page 3
   • The tornado hit. The roof went “bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!” as the aluminum was lifted up and down by the wind and vacuum. Its gaskets were loosened by the Passing Presence, the roof became a sieve. The torrents came down, pouring at will through roof joints. - 1977, Jim Stratton, Pioneering in the Urban Wilderness, New York, N.Y.: Urizen Books, page 204, column 2
   • Now you don't have to settle for seeing it parodied on The Simpsons; now you can see the real thing as this internationally acclaimed explosion of Irish music, song, and especially dance returns. "Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!" as the thunder might say. - 2005 June 10, “Arts Listings”, in The Austin Chronicle, Austin, T.X.: Austin Chronicle Corporation, page 71
   • "I have just one thing to say, then we'll go back to our office," Barbara said. "And that's this: Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!" With that, she released her wild card power, letting it spread over the entire hall. - 2016 August 30, Melinda Snodgrass, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, editors, High Stakes: A Wild Cards Novel (Wild Cards; 23), New York, N.Y.: Tom Doherty Associates, page 333
   • Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk! Crash! Crash! Crash! It is the trees falling to earth. - 2023, Tom Comitta, The Nature Book, Minneapolis, M.N.: Coffee House Press, unnumbered page