rimshot

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noun

A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.

A percussive sting or flourish used to punctuate a joke in a cabaret or vaudeville act.

A shot in which the ball hits the rim of the basket.

"Is French-Canadian an oxymoron?" asked Mary. "Far in the distance, there stands a lone drummer, and a rimshot is faintly heard," said Tom.

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