bada bing bada boom
/ˌbɑdə ˈbɪŋ ˌbɑdə ˈbuːm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Expressing that something was easily completed, was simple to accomplish, or followed as a direct consequence.
Informal
intj
Used to euphemize a statement, sometimes to the extent that only the initiated will understand the implied meaning.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "That's how I work. A little slice of life here, a little piece of a different song there, and bada bing, bada boom, mix it all together and there it is."
- "And then, bada bing bada boom, our germs are reunited."
- "If you go to DHS, they contact the sheriff's department, and bada bing bada boom, there's Deputy Bad Dog on the scene, who has, apparently, been working some kind of scam with the poor kids' parents or guardians."
- "“I am not in any Mafia,” shouted Al. “There is no such thing as a Mafia.” “Yeah ... Bada bing, bada boom, fuggedaboudit. By the way, what is your campaign slogan — vote for me or else?""
- "The gangster-announcer notes that although Baldacci says he's opposed to casinos, he voted in favor of them when he was in the Maine legislature. "If he can flip, he can flop, bada bing, bada boom, know what I mean?"
- "I knew that Demon couldn't predict what we were going to have, but I still liked to point out that he was wrong about Braxton. “That's because we had sex on a Tuesday with him. I figure we shoot for a Thursday, and bada bing bada boom, girl."
Etymology
Of ideophonic origin. First appears in the Pat Cooper routine The Italian Wedding (1958). Popularized by film The Godfather (1972) and the television series The Sopranos from the 1990s.
Usage
Inflected Forms
bada boom bada bing (alternative)
bada bing, bada boom (alternative)
ba da bing ba da boom (alternative)