bada boom

interjection

ˌbä-də-ˈbüm 

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

variants or bada-boom

ˌbä-də-ˈbüm,

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

or less commonly badda boom

ˌbä-də-ˈbüm,

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

or badda-boom

ˌbä-də-ˈbüm,

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

chiefly US

: bada bing

One minute you're stuck on U.S. 50, the next you're sailing along suburban streets and, bada boom, you're at the bridge.

—Julie Scharper, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

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