Slam, bang, thank you, ma'am! (2025)

The only one I know is "sábado, sabadete, camisa limpia y casquete".

Though I don´t really know where a bank does fit in the equation.

secre said:

In spanish It would be:
slam=azotar
bank=banco

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I always thought this is one of those things a stupid human being of the male sex says when he wants to refer to his own sexual pleasure, taking the feelings of the woman concerned with as much consideration as he would take those of an inflatable doll.

MotoMama said:

Is there a derogatory "slang" equivalent to "slam,

bank

bang, thank you, ma'am" in Spanish?

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The expression is "Slam. Bang. Thank you, ma'am." [edited to add]: as noted in a post above, "Wham. Bam. Thank you, ma'am" is also used. The expressions have identical meanings and uses.

This a rather crude male colloquial expression for a short and fast sexual liaison. I doubt that a literal translation would effectively transmit the meaning.

The expression does not convey that the liaison was forced on the woman or was unwelcome. It also says nothing about whether the woman was also only expecting a "quickie" or was hoping for something more. As noted by other posters, the expression conveys total disinterest in the woman's involvement in any sense other than as a source of sexual gratification.

Oops, I meant to type "bang" (not "bank") in the text as I had typed it correctly in the title.

I see no difference between "slam, bang" and "wham, bam," but thank you for the correction, xqby!

So there is no equivalent in Spanish to our English expression (as alexacohen had defined the context perfectly) then?

Okay, I'll give a little help by making an attempt at translation myself and wait for a male (preferably from Mexico) to say it better for me.

Situation: My boyfriend said he had to run out to the bank and will be right back (and before he has to make it to work on time). He hasn't come back and I haven't heard from him, so I want to respond something like this:

"Ay, es que eres mi malcriado bien mimado y me hiciste el amor de un golpe y te fuiste volando? O es que tuviste un accidente y estas en el hospital muriendo?"

There's something similar, but it's said by a woman: "métemela aquí que no tengo bolsillos".

Saludos, t.

Basil Ganglia said:

The expression is "Slam. Bang. Thank you, ma'am." [edited to add]: as noted in a post above, "Wham. Bam. Thank you, ma'am" is also used. The expressions have identical meanings and uses.

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"Slam, bang, thank you ma'am" seems to me to have been an error adopted by some people in place of the original "wham, bam". The words are clerely intended to rhyme with "ma'am"", and "wham" and "bam" would do that. Slam-bang, on the other hand, is a different (although more familiar) phrase with a different meaning, and would have been picked up here only because "slam" rhymes with "ma'am." "Wham, bam" implies speed, while "slam, bang" suggests an unintended collision or inappropriate and excessive force.

GreenWhiteBlue said:

"Slam, bang, thank you ma'am" seems to me to have been an error adopted by some people in place of the original "wham, bam". The words are clerely intended to rhyme with "ma'am"", and "wham" and "bam" would do that. Slam-bang, on the other hand, is a different (although more familiar) phrase with a different meaning, and would have been picked up here only because "slam" rhymes with "ma'am." "Wham, bam" implies speed, while "slam, bang" suggests an unintended collision or inappropriate and excessive force.

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Estoy de acuerdo con GWB.

¿Que tal una versión libre?

Nicolás, ya jod**te, ya te vas.

Si hay algún Nicolás en el entorno, se sustituye por Blas.

In the UK wham, bang etc. (and Canada)

In this contexto a good version would be "Adios, se te he visto no me acuerdo".

Más suerte con el próximo!

It seems like the meaning of the phrase is the lack of consideration to a female after a sexual intercourse with her has been achieved. I'm not aware of any well-known idiom in Spain with the same meaning, although the one proposed by Alexacohen definitely looks like the perfect candidate.

Cheers.

I know it as "Wham Bam Thank.You Ma'am". Great version in David Bowie's Suffagette City.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hnhVXoNmp2M In my experience "brief sexual liaisons with no further expectations" are practiced as much by females as by males. Perhaps that's for a different forum.

Look on the bright side, at least there's a "..thank you" in the there.

elchoco said:

I know it as "Wham Bam Thank.You Ma'am". Great version in David Bowie's Suffagette City

Prince también la usa:
"Glam Slam" is a single from Prince's 1988 album, Lovesexy. The title originates from the sexual quote "Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am," which is an allusion to the popularized line from glam-rock star David Bowie's "Suffragette City."

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Tal como decían por ahí, la idea de esta frase puede decirse de varias maneras distinta, según los países, regiones, etc.
A mí se me ocurre "Aquí te pillo, aquí te mato", donde "matar" no se refiere en sí a asesinar, sino a otra cosa.

Bueno... y en plan más coloquial, yo tenía un amigo de un pueblo de Aragón que decía "¡Ranca, pum, volteta!", referido a lo mismo que la frase original, y te lo explicaba diciendo: como los conejos...

Ellaborating on Alacant's proposal, I would say:

Pim, pam, pum y si te he visto no me acuerdo.

MotoMama said:

Is there a derogatory "slang" equivalent to "slam, bank, thank you, ma'am" in Spanish?

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It could be translated either as "un rapidillo" o "un aquí te pillo aquí te mato".