boom-boomint.

Brit.

/ˈbʊmˈbʊm/,

/ˈbuːmˈbuːm/, U.S.

/ˈbumˈbum/,

/ˈbʊmˈbʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: boom n.¹

Etymology: Reduplication of boom n.¹, probably imitative of a drum beat.

Originally and chiefly British.

Used (as a following tag or as a response) to draw attention to a joke or pun, esp. one the speaker or writer regards as weak, obvious, or laboured.Popularized as the catchphrase of ‘Basil Brush’, a puppet fox voiced by the actor Ivan Owen (1927–2000) which first appeared on British television in 1963.

ΚΠ

1972 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xxx. 98 I've got a chauffeur and every time I go to the lavatory he drives me potty! Boom-boom!

1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 57 ‘You can bring someone if you like,’ said Ruth. ‘No,’ said Eddie, ‘I'll come on my own.’ ‘Well,’ said Jimmy, ‘you usually do.’ ‘Boom boom,’ giggled Ruth, clapping her hands in glee.

2000 Front Oct. 139/1 Also stars model-turned-actress Amber Valetta as, er, a sexy corpse. Dead fit. Boom, boom!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boom-boom
释义	boom-boomint. Brit. /ˈbʊmˈbʊm/, /ˈbuːmˈbuːm/, U.S. /ˈbumˈbum/, /ˈbʊmˈbʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: boom n.¹ Etymology: Reduplication of boom n.¹, probably imitative of a drum beat. Originally and chiefly British. Used (as a following tag or as a response) to draw attention to a joke or pun, esp. one the speaker or writer regards as weak, obvious, or laboured.Popularized as the catchphrase of ‘Basil Brush’, a puppet fox voiced by the actor Ivan Owen (1927–2000) which first appeared on British television in 1963. ΚΠ 1972 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xxx. 98 I've got a chauffeur and every time I go to the lavatory he drives me potty! Boom-boom! 1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 57 ‘You can bring someone if you like,’ said Ruth. ‘No,’ said Eddie, ‘I'll come on my own.’ ‘Well,’ said Jimmy, ‘you usually do.’ ‘Boom boom,’ giggled Ruth, clapping her hands in glee. 2000 Front Oct. 139/1 Also stars model-turned-actress Amber Valetta as, er, a sexy corpse. Dead fit. Boom, boom! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.1972
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