bazinga

intj
/bəˈzɪŋɡə/

Etymology

Probably from zing. Appears to originate from the X-Files season 7 episode "Hollywood A.D." Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

Definitions

  1. Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.

    • Once again, you’ve fallen for one of my classic pranks. Bazinga!
  2. Exclamation indicating a successful outcome or sudden realization.

    • Go back to the iPod app on your iOS device and click on the “More” tab. There you will see a new heading titled “Shared” which lets you choose between your iOS library or any Shared Libraries you have enabled on your WiFi network. Bazinga!
    • I have never gotten anything less than an A- when poster board is involved. So — bazinga! I'd make a poster of the life and times of Markie's family. Guaranteed to melt his parents' hearts.
  3. Exclamation acknowledging a witty remark.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A thingamabob, a placeholder word for any unknown or nonspecific object.

      • Anyone have a good guess as to what the bazinga is that I've crudely circled in this photo?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bazinga. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA