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
Get the Wham! Bam! Thank you ma’ammug. Shawna: "Hey everyone! Bella is single now, so she's dating again if you're interested!"
Bella : "Shawna! What are you doing?!"
Shawna: "I'm helping you out, girl!"
Bella: "Oh. You're so kind, I think you deserve a thank you slap!"
Bella : "Shawna! What are you doing?!"
Shawna: "I'm helping you out, girl!"
Bella: "Oh. You're so kind, I think you deserve a thank you slap!"
by just like honey November 19, 2022
Get the Thank you slapmug. A phrase used to avoid saying “I love you”. Often used when you are in a 2008 show where the characters are not confirmed as homosexuals despite their obvious romantic feelings for each other.
by anonymous December 20, 2022
Get the Thank Youmug. by Le sluug November 8, 2021
Get the thank you for being quietmug. The Voiceline: mama thank you very much you know that i love chicken nuggets was a reference from a viral video named Back To School Hacks with Mama Melai on YouTube, the video was about Melai Cantiveros, the Filipino star was cooking some breakfast to her kids and one kid with the uniform said, "mama thank you very much you know that i love chicken nuggets"
by whatthefools001 October 28, 2022
Get the mama thank you very much you know that i love chicken nuggetsmug. Thank you sam (stylized thanK You Sam) is a play coined by a swiftie on twitter on the popular Taylor Swift album track about her haters ‘thanK you aIMee’. It means KYS.
Annoying people: I’m not like other girls, I don’t listen to popular artists like Taylor Swift. I listen to super underground, underrated artists like Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes
Normal person: thanK You Sam
Normal person: thanK You Sam
by AlienInPublic May 24, 2024
Get the thanK You Sammug. To compensate a male for a kind act with oral sex.
When her car broke down on the way home, a guy stopped and gave her a jump. Brandy thanked him with a blowjob.
When her car broke down on the way home, a guy stopped and gave her a jump. Brandy thanked him with a blowjob.
by Lauram_Ipsum November 21, 2024
Get the a Brandy thank youmug.