"bazinga" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: /bəˈzɪŋɡə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bazinga.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Probably from zing. Appears to originate from the X-Files season 7 episode "Hollywood A.D." Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Etymology templates: {{m|en|zing}} zing Head templates: {{en-interj}} bazinga
  1. Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank. Synonyms (successful prank or trick): gotcha
    Sense id: en-bazinga-en-intj-bTeSRq2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 14 23 Disambiguation of 'successful prank or trick': 57 41 2
  2. Exclamation indicating a successful outcome or sudden realization. Synonyms (successful outcome or sudden realization): bingo, eureka, ta-da, voila
    Sense id: en-bazinga-en-intj-S4TEvA8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 14 23 Disambiguation of 'successful outcome or sudden realization': 24 74 2
  3. Exclamation acknowledging a witty remark. Synonyms (witty remark): zing
    Sense id: en-bazinga-en-intj-sQkTIq1M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 14 23 Disambiguation of 'witty remark': 5 4 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double bazinga Related terms: Euglossa bazinga, Bazinga rieki

Noun [English]

IPA: /bəˈzɪŋɡə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bazinga.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bazingas [plural]
Etymology: Probably from zing. Appears to originate from the X-Files season 7 episode "Hollywood A.D." Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Etymology templates: {{m|en|zing}} zing Head templates: {{en-noun}} bazinga (plural bazingas)
  1. (informal) A thingamabob, a placeholder word for any unknown or nonspecific object. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bazinga-en-noun-HcZCmqSq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 14 23

Inflected forms

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