Wham bam, thank you gal!
As many related phrases, an expression used by witty guys (girls too, though!) to comment on
a one-night affair with a girl that clearly said did not want any serious commitment or drama issues after the sexual affair.
As many related phrases, an expression used by witty guys (girls too, though!) to comment on
a one-night affair with a girl that clearly said did not want any serious commitment or drama issues after the sexual affair.
F (Frank) Z (Zachary)
Used between a conversation among friends, i.e. F(Frank) Z (Zachary);
F: -Hey Zach, how was your night at the pub?-
Z:-Good, I finally met a nice girl.-
F:-Ohh, good one!...did you leave her your phone number?-
Z:-Nah... it was a 'Wham bam, thank you gal!' thing.-
Used between a conversation among friends, i.e. F(Frank) Z (Zachary);
F: -Hey Zach, how was your night at the pub?-
Z:-Good, I finally met a nice girl.-
F:-Ohh, good one!...did you leave her your phone number?-
Z:-Nah... it was a 'Wham bam, thank you gal!' thing.-
by crustavsky January 20, 2017
by Quentin Lambert January 22, 2022
1. Earliest use in the neutral sense of speedy in "Dear Mr. Banker", by Nicholas P. Mitchell, published in The Greenville News of January 14th 1950:
"By the way, in spite of the fact that various Greenville bankers have explained to me why it isn’t a good idea, I still wish every bank had at least one teller’s cage reserved for people who want to cash a check or to make an individual deposit. Such transactions require about half a minute, but it is not unusual to wait in line fifteen minutes or more while those who are banking on behalf of business get their requirements met. ... But if we small fry had a “wham, bam, thank you ma’am,” line of our own, we’d all save a lot of time."
The phrase merely referred to suddenness before it was used as a slang for quick sexual intercourses.
2. The earliest occurrence of wham, bam, thank you ma’am with reference to sex is from the review of Ball Four (World Publishing Co. – New York, 1970), by the American baseball player James Alan Bouton, hence 20 years after its first use as an adjective. Bouton's review was published by John Justin Smith in the Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York) of June 10th 1970:
"Bouton says of ball players that they are not, by and large, “the best dates. They prefer wham, bam, thank you, ma’am affairs.”
3. It's used in the military to denote a sudden, forceful effect. Feel free to also use it to denote any sudden, quick action or effect, not just sexual ones. The intended meaning is highly contextual.
"By the way, in spite of the fact that various Greenville bankers have explained to me why it isn’t a good idea, I still wish every bank had at least one teller’s cage reserved for people who want to cash a check or to make an individual deposit. Such transactions require about half a minute, but it is not unusual to wait in line fifteen minutes or more while those who are banking on behalf of business get their requirements met. ... But if we small fry had a “wham, bam, thank you ma’am,” line of our own, we’d all save a lot of time."
The phrase merely referred to suddenness before it was used as a slang for quick sexual intercourses.
2. The earliest occurrence of wham, bam, thank you ma’am with reference to sex is from the review of Ball Four (World Publishing Co. – New York, 1970), by the American baseball player James Alan Bouton, hence 20 years after its first use as an adjective. Bouton's review was published by John Justin Smith in the Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York) of June 10th 1970:
"Bouton says of ball players that they are not, by and large, “the best dates. They prefer wham, bam, thank you, ma’am affairs.”
3. It's used in the military to denote a sudden, forceful effect. Feel free to also use it to denote any sudden, quick action or effect, not just sexual ones. The intended meaning is highly contextual.
"One of the most impressive things in the book is the lightning suddenness with which capital ships destroy one another. Wham! Bam! Thank you ma’am—and there goes a few hundred millions of somebody’s money to Davy Jones’ locker."
by Claude Eckel July 30, 2021
if you want to prove a point or if you want to have a great comeback for a b*tch if you want to leave them speechless
if you want to be a boss ass b*tch then say wham bam thank u, next
if you want to be a boss ass b*tch then say wham bam thank u, next
b*tch friend: omg did u do this
you: NO I DID NOT SO WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM GOODBYE
b*tch friend: ok damn
you: NO I DID NOT SO WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM GOODBYE
b*tch friend: ok damn
by d4hlia February 28, 2019
Zoo zoos are commissary food items sold to prisoners and wham whams are cigarettes. Circa 1980s youngins. It ain't all sweet, cabrón.
Run those zoo zoos and wham whams, Flaco! Make some moves and put some money on the books for me. Send it so I can spend it.
by Rocko Van Zetti May 25, 2023
I.e.
Person 1: "Hey" Person 1: "That's actually a pisstake"
Person 2: "Wham" Person 2: "Wham bro, what's up"
Person 1: "Hey" Person 1: "That's actually a pisstake"
Person 2: "Wham" Person 2: "Wham bro, what's up"
by Twitter: @GetLikeRxkih May 27, 2018
Harvey Daynes
by Adoring female January 12, 2022