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drumroll, please

drumroll, please phrase: used to build up to a climactic pronouncement.

Phrase

drumroll, please

  1. Used to build up to a climactic pronouncement.
    • And the winner is... drumroll, please... Eric!

Questions about drumroll, please

What does drumroll, please mean?
Drumroll, please means used to build up to a climactic pronouncement.
What part of speech is drumroll, please?
Drumroll, please is a phrase.

Words near drumroll, please in the dictionary

  1. Drumpellier
  2. Drumpf
  3. Drumree
  4. Drumright
  5. drumroll
  6. drumroll, please
  7. drumrolls
  8. Drumry
  9. drums
  10. drums into
  11. drums out

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