bazinga

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈzɪŋɡə/ === Interjection === bazinga Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bazinga. Exclamation indicating a successful outcome or sudden realization. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bazinga. Exclamation acknowledging a witty remark. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bazinga. ==== Synonyms ==== (successful prank or trick): gotcha (successful outcome or sudden realization): bingo, eureka, ta-da, voila (witty remark): zing ==== Derived terms ==== double bazinga ==== See also ==== Euglossa bazinga Bazinga rieki === Noun === bazinga (plural bazingas) (informal) A thingamabob, a placeholder word for any unknown or nonspecific object. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bazinga. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:thingy. ==== Translations ==== === References ===