boom goes the dynamite

English

Etymology

Coined by Brian Collins, a college student from Ball State, during a collegiate basketball sportscast.

Phrase

boom goes the dynamite

1. Indicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.
   • 2006 November, Susan Schnier, “The Bomb Squad: A day in the boots of Squaw Valley's snow-safety patrol”, in Skiing, page 126:

     Brown and Paden ride the Silverado chairway to heaven. And...boom goes the dynamite.

   • 2006, Bradley Myers, I Was a Teenage Dumpeal‎^[1], page 161:

     "Fine, have it your way." ¶ And boom goes the dynamite! ¶ I had won the battle.

   • 2010 November 22, David Hoselton, “Small Sacrifices”, in House:

     Boom goes the dynamite, scores are tied, and we are even-steven!

   • 2011, Adrianne Byrd, King's Promise‎^[2], page 69:

     In the next second, that is exactly what happened. Big Man made a wide Texas swing, left his chin open and boom! goes the dynamite.

References

• "Boom Goes The Dynamite!" Video (Note: He utters the famous phrase at 2:29 of 3:54)
• CBS News - Phrase Originator Tells How It Happened, And About The Response