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rimshots

rimshots is the plural of rimshot.

Meaning of rimshot

Noun

rimshot (plural rimshots)

  1. A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
  2. (colloquial) A percussive sting or flourish used to punctuate a joke in a cabaret or vaudeville act.
  3. A shot in which the ball hits the rim of the basket.

Questions about rimshots

What is rimshots the plural of?
Rimshots is the plural of rimshot.

Words near rimshots in the dictionary

  1. rimrocking
  2. rimrocks
  3. rims
  4. rims out
  5. rimshot
  6. rimshots
  7. rimstone
  8. rimstones
  9. rimu
  10. rimula
  11. rimulae

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