bada bing
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\ 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 impressiveThis 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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The first known use of bada bing was in 1965
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