bada bing bada boom

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bada bing bada boom

/ˌbɑdə ˈbɪŋ ˌbɑdə ˈbuːm/

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Of ideophonic origin. First appears in the Pat Cooper routine The Italian Wedding (1958). Popularized by film The Godfather (1972) and the television series The Sopranos from the 1990s.

interjection bada boom bada bing · bada bing, bada boom · ba da bing ba da boom

informal Expressing that something was easily completed, was simple to accomplish, or followed as a direct consequence. That's how I work. A little slice of life here, a little piece of a different song there, and bada bing, bada boom, mix it all together and there it is.
Similar: bada bing, bada boom, bish bash bosh
informal Used to euphemize a statement, sometimes to the extent that only the initiated will understand the implied meaning. “I am not in any Mafia,” shouted Al. “There is no such thing as a Mafia.” “Yeah ... Bada bing, bada boom, fuggedaboudit. By the way, what is your campaign slogan — vote for me or else?"

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@misc{bada_bing_bada_boom_2026,
  title = {bada bing bada boom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bada%20bing%20bada%20boom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}