bada-bing
BritishEtymology
Origin of bada-bing
C20: perhaps imitative of the sound of something clicking into place
Example Sentences
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The reasons that Mob stories resonate with us civilians are well rehearsed: loyalty, honor, family, bada-bing, bada-boom.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Foster is a skilled crowd-pleaser whose bada-bing, bada-bang one-liners elicit plenty of laughs.
From Los Angeles Times
As we used to say, when things were funny, when irony lived, when joy was possible in human discourse: bada-bing, bada-boom.
From Slate
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