SINCE 1828
bada bing
interjection
\ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ
, ˌba-, ˌbə-\
, ˌba-, ˌbə-\
variants:
or bada-bing \ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ
, ˌba- , ˌbə- \
or less commonly badda bing \ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ
, ˌba- , ˌbə- \
or badda-bing \ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ
, ˌba- , ˌbə- \
, ˌba- , ˌbə- \
or less commonly badda bing \ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ
, ˌba- , ˌbə- \
or badda-bing \ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ
, ˌba- , ˌbə- \
Definition of bada bing
chiefly US
—used especially to emphasize something regarded as surprising, sudden, effortlessly achieved, or impressive This was all it really took? A mass, a prayer and bada bing! Absolution? — Jeanne Jackson, East Bay Express (California), 13 May 2009
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