zas, en toda la boca

Spanish

Etymology

Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Peter Griffin in the American sitcom Family Guy and afterwards by Sheldon Cooper in the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory in the dubbing in Spanish in Spain, as a translation of Pow! right in the kisser and bazinga, respectively.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌθas | en ˌtoda la ˈboka/ [ˌθas | ẽn̪ ˌt̪o.ð̞a la ˈβ̞o.ka] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsas | en ˌtoda la ˈboka/ [ˌsas | ẽn̪ ˌt̪o.ð̞a la ˈβ̞o.ka] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: zas, en to‧da la bo‧ca

Interjection

zas, en toda la boca

  1. (Spain, colloquial) bazinga
  2. (Spain) bosh, bash (imitation of a hit)
    Synonyms: zas, zasca

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Zas, en toda la boca
  2. ^ ¡Zas, en toda la boca! (HD)
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