Etymology

boom goes the dynamite

Today it means: Indicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by Brian Collins, a college student from Ball State, during a collegiate basketball sportscast.

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