boom goes the dynamite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Indicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.

Word forms

boom goes the dynamite

Etymology

Coined by Brian Collins, a college student from Ball State, during a collegiate basketball sportscast.

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