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Definition of Rimshot
1. Noun. A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum. ¹
2. Noun. (colloquial) A percussive "sting" or flourish used to punctuate a joke in a cabaret or vaudeville act. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rimshot
1. a sound made by a drumstick striking the rim and head of a drum [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rimshot
Literary usage of Rimshot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. Senate (1885)
"... Jasper J. Henry, and And that he is permanently disabled in left knee and hip,
the result of a rimshot wound received in left knee. ..."
2. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"The ensemble blended the mezzo-soprano motif of the hoot-owl, the staccato yelp
of the coyote, and the melodious howl of the wolf, punctuated by the rimshot ..."
3. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark V-2 of 3 by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"The ensemble blended the mezzo-soprano motif of the hoot-owl, the staccato yelp
of the coyote, and the melodious howl of the wolf, punctuated by the rimshot ..."
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