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Comedic Drum Flourish

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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.

39%10 With a flourish or flourish
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31%6 Word for a flourish on a trumpet, yet derived from “beat a drum
noun

• (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

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