ta-da
Americaninterjection
Usage
What does ta-da mean? Ta-da is an enthusiastic interjection used when presenting or revealing something, especially to bring attention to it and produce excitement. An interjection is a term that is used, usually by itself, to express emotion. Ta-da is informal and is often used to be a bit funny or silly. It is most commonly spelled ta-da or ta-dah, but it is often stylized to reflect how it is said, as in ta-daaaah! When spoken, it is often accompanied by a gesture toward the thing being presented. Example: Without further ado, here is the winning floral arrangement! Ta-da!
Example Sentences
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Kenya positioned herself a few inches behind him and added novelty to the mimicry, unfolding first one wing, then half of the other, then the second half: Ta-da!
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023
I worry that people will say, "Ta-da, we've crossed the finish line."
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2020
If he sees someone who is watching him intently, he’ll hold up the finished batch as if to say: Ta-da!
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2016
But then you'd walk into the club and it was like "Ta-da!"
From The Guardian • May 14, 2010
Skyrider-r has flew into-o the blew Ta-da, da-da, da-daa-a-a— No-obody knew what he aimed to do Till he went and said adieu.
From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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