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Wham! Bam! Thank you ma’am

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.
"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
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pash bam

Someone who is a posh bam, but said in a think Glasgow accent.
by ALMH24 January 13, 2024
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bam-boone-zled

1. Being so appalled at Aaron Boone's managerial stupidity, especially when it comes to bullpen decisions.

(word invented by Baddog Sports on the stream, "New York Yankees LOSE Again! How Stupid Can Aaron Boone Be? Devin Williams is ASS!", timestamp 15:28.)
Giving Devin Williams another shot after he keeps throwing the game away leaves me bam-boone-zled.
by Tokyus1 August 8, 2025
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wham bam thank you stan

1. The act of having sex without even bothering to try to get the woman to orgasm. Usually lasts for about five seconds.

2. The act of having sex with a neophyte (someone new to something.
Without much knowledge pertaining to a subject) PERFECT

3. A one-night stan-d is where two people have a sexual encounter, where there is no expectation of establishing a romantic relationship
I went out last night hooked up with some guy and let me tell you "Wham bam thank you Stan".
by -unkown March 20, 2014
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a dumfries bam

a type of hard bread roll used as a staple ration for those getting off the muck
"Is this a Dumfries bam or a meringue?"

"No, you were right the first time."
by paddybfaedumfries February 4, 2021
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Wham bam, thank you gal!

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.
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.-
by crustavsky January 20, 2017
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CYT YA BAM

cyt ya bam is an expression used to describe the carfin young team in all its glory
"cyt ya bam kwood nada"

"fuck eh jawz cyt ya bam"
by anonymous July 19, 2023
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