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ba-dum-tss

ba-dum-tss is the alternative form of ba-dum ching.

Meaning of ba-dum ching

Interjection

  1. Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    boom-boom

Questions about ba-dum-tss

What is ba-dum-tss the alternative form of?
Ba-dum-tss is the alternative form of ba-dum ching.

Words near ba-dum-tss in the dictionary

  1. Ba-ay
  2. ba-ba
  3. ba-duh ch
  4. ba-dum ching
  5. ba-dum-ching
  6. ba-dum-tss
  7. ba-wan
  8. baa
  9. baa-lamb
  10. baa-lambs
  11. baaa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ba-dum-tss (page history and authors); ba-dum ching (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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