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rimshot

noun

Etymology

From rim + shot.

  1. inherited from *skutą✻
  2. inherited from sceot
  3. inherited from schot
  4. compounded as rimshot — “rim + shot”

Definitions

  1. A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.

  2. 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.

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