wham, bam, thank you ma'am

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæːm bæːm θæːŋk juː ˈme͡ɪæːm/
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Interjection

wham, bam, thank you ma'am

  1. Denoting swift, formulaic, and unromantic sexual intercourse.
    • 1972, David Bowie, Suffragette City, page 249:
      wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am
    • 2002, Patrick Mitchell, This Bank Robber's Life, page 249:
      I confess to have been with a few hookers (the rentals), the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kind.
    • 2002, Andrea Semple, The Ex-Factor, →ISBN, page 168:
      The wham-bam-thank-you-mam roll in the hay is back in fashion and all of a sudden I am feeling very à la mode.
    • 2010, Leonard Sax, Girls on the Edge, page 33:
      The guys just want 'wham, bam, thank-you ma'am.' They don't care about building a relationship.

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