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rim shot
or rim·shot
[ rim shot ]
noun
- a drum beat made by hitting the rim and the head of a drum with a drumstick at the same time:
A rim shot can be used to add a more driving beat to the song.
- the sound of a beat struck on both the rim and head of a drum followed by a cymbal crash, used to signal that a joke has been made, as on a television program:
The movie wisely acknowledges that the laughs are better served with a wink and a nod than a rim shot and a laugh track.
- Basketball. a shot that touches the rim of the hoop:
A rim shot that didn't land lost them the game.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rim shot1
First recorded in 1930–35; 1940–45 rim shot fordef 3
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Example Sentences
He had, after all, already learned just how much trouble that could get him into—rim shot.
From The Daily Beast
Television cameras caught Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) air-drumming a rim shot.
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