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ba dum chhh 

The sound that you can with a drum set after a joke is told by playing to snare 8th notes with a bass drum on the first 8th note followed by a symbal crash

may add extra h's for emphasis
Your mom goes to college!!!

ba dum chhh!
ba dum chhh by PrEpN15 June 21, 2005

Ba Dum Ching 

Used to underscore or acknowledge a joke imitating a drum roll and cymbal crash.
For example:
1. knock knock
2. whos there
1. broken pencil
2. broken pencil who
1. nevermind... its pointless
2. ba dum ching

badum-ching 

n. 1) see Rimshot. 2) The sound made from a Rimshot. 3) A sarcastic remark in place of feigned laughter.
Person 1: Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side! Get it? Get it?
Person 2: Badum-ching!
badum-ching by d_art February 5, 2006

badumCHI 

An onomatopoeia, badumchi is the sound of a quick drum riff, two snare beats followed by a cymbal clash, usually played after a joke has been told.

The "CHI" of badumCHI is written in caps to represent the respectively loud cymbal compared to the two beats of the snare preceding it.
Comedian: Diarrhea runs in my family.

BadumCHI
badumCHI by DougYoung April 22, 2009

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026