"rimshot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rimshots [plural]
Etymology: rim + shot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rim|shot}} rim + shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} rimshot (plural rimshots)
  1. A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
    Sense id: en-rimshot-en-noun-AMZ-DarY
  2. (colloquial) A percussive sting or flourish used to punctuate a joke in a cabaret or vaudeville act. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-rimshot-en-noun-4IScoUlU Disambiguation of Comedy: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rim shot

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