bada bing

interjection \ ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ , ˌba- , ˌbə- \

variants: or bada-bing play \ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ, ˌba-, ˌbə-\ or less commonly badda bing play \ˌbä-də-ˈbiŋ, ˌba-, ˌbə-\ or badda-bing play \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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