bada bing bada boom

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Expressing that something was easily completed, was simple to accomplish, or followed as…

   Expressing that something was easily completed, was simple to accomplish, or followed as a direct consequence.

   • That's how I work. A little slice of life here, a little piece of a different song there, and bada bing, bada boom, mix it all together and there it is.
   • And then, bada bing bada boom, our germs are reunited.
   • If you go to DHS, they contact the sheriff's department, and bada bing bada boom, there's Deputy Bad Dog on the scene, who has, apparently, been working some kind of scam with the poor kids' parents or guardians.
2. 2

   Used to euphemize a statement, sometimes to the extent that only the initiated will…

   Used to euphemize a statement, sometimes to the extent that only the initiated will understand the implied meaning.

   • “I am not in any Mafia,” shouted Al. “There is no such thing as a Mafia.” “Yeah ... Bada bing, bada boom, fuggedaboudit. By the way, what is your campaign slogan — vote for me or else?"
   • The gangster-announcer notes that although Baldacci says he's opposed to casinos, he voted in favor of them when he was in the Maine legislature. "If he can flip, he can flop, bada bing, bada boom, know what I mean?

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