# ba-dum ching

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke.

## Etymology
Imitating a drum roll and cymbal crash played as a comic sting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ba-dum-ching