bada bing

interjection

ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ 

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

variants or bada-bing

ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ,

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

or less commonly badda bing

ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ,

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

or badda-bing

ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ,

ˌba-,

ˌbə-

chiefly US

—used especially to emphasize something regarded as surprising, sudden, effortlessly achieved, or impressive

This was all it really took? A mass, a prayer and bada bing! Absolution?

—Jeanne Jackson, East Bay Express (California), 13 May 2009

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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