ba-dum ching

alternative ba dum tish · alternative ba dum tss · alternative ba-duh ch

1. comedyUsed to underscore or acknowledge a joke.

   Boy, it looks like the average Viagra consumer has some stiff competition. (ba-dum ching!)

   2006, Mark Mulvey, Where There's a Will, There's Away... Messages

   2 more 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!"

   2005, Julie Kenner, Night Moves

   ...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.

   2009, Michael Fontaine, Funny Words in Plautine Comedy

   Synonyms: boom-boom