Meaning of ba-dum ching | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.

Examples

“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.”

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