ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rimshot

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Rimshot is a noun meaning A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (colloquial) A percussive sting or flourish used to punctuate a joke in a cabaret or vaudeville act.
  2. (basketball) A shot in which the ball hits the rim of the basket.

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Related dictionary entries include tampon, drum, sticking, percussor, flam, drumstick.

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