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Whaboom

Whaboom

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About

Whaboom is the catchphrase of Lucas Yancey, a contestant on the 13th season of The Bachelorette.

Origin

The season premiere of the 13th season of The Bachelorette aired May 22nd, 2017. After several men had already arrived at the house and introduced themselves to the season's bachelorette, Rachel, Yancey, a real estate developer and aspiring comedian, pulled up to the house in a limo. After making some jokes with Rachel, he introduced her to his catchphrase, "Whaboom," which he shouts while violently shaking his head (shown below).



Two days before the episode aired, "Whaboom" was added to Urban Dictionary by "Mr. WhaBoom."[2]

Spread

Yancey was instantly identified as the season's "villain," a traditional outlier contestant whose negative qualities irritate the other contestants.[1] Huffington Post,[3] Buzzfeed,[4] and Washington Post[5] all referred to Lucas as "the worst" in headlines of their stories recapping the episode. Meanwhile, "Whaboom" trended on Twitter[6] as fans reacted with exasperation at Lucas' schtick. Uproxx[7] covered some of the fan reactions in their recap of the episode.


When the whaboom boy walked out of the limo S、#bachelorette GIF Producers: We can't do overkill on whaboom Also Producers: Give him a megaphone and 100 ccs of red bull #bachelorette WHABOOM IS NOT A THING. WHABOOM IS NOT A THING. WHABOOM IS NOT A THING. WHABOOM IS NOT A THING. WHABOOM IS NOT A THING. #bachelorette No, no, no, no, no! GIF

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Rachel: I don't want to pick Whaboom guy Producers: i DoN'T wAnt tO PicK wHaBOom gUy #TheBachelorette Dear #TheBachelorette 3 Whaboom Guy, t a no from me. GIF Me, waiting for Whaboom to step out of the limo. #TheBachelorette GIF Producers: "Rachel, you have to keep Whaboom. This is not optional." Rachel: #TheBachelorette 3 GIF Aaand Lucas doesn't even have an occupation. It just says Whaboom. That's it. There is nothing else. #TheBachelorette GIF Stop trying to make #Whaboom happen #TheBachelorette air It's not going to happen GIF

Search Interest

External References

[1] Vulture – The Bachelorette’s Lucas ‘Whaboom’ Yancey Is Irritating, But Don’t Call Him a Villain

[2] Urban Dictionary – Whaboom aka WhaaaBoooom

[3] Huffington Post – The Bachelorette’s ‘Whaboom’ Guy Was The Actual Worst

[4] Buzzfeed – Wow, So, Whaboom Guy From 'The Bachelorette' Is The Worst

[5] Washington Post – ‘The Bachelorette’ premiere: Is this guy the very worst contestant in history?

[6] Twitter – whaboom search

[7] Uproxx – One ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant Stood Out From The Pack And Left Fans Scratching Their Heads

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GattsuSeijin
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You know that one kid in class who thinks they're funny, but really isn't? The same kid that tries to turn a catchphrase into an internet meme even though they're the only one who finds it funny, therefore making everyone around them extremely uncomfortable?

Apparently, that kid grew up to star on The Bachelor.

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GideonIon
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Honestly I thought this was gonna be a catch-phrase of some mildly popular sitcom character that only lasted a season. Garzoopla

It's not as though there is such a high bar to comedy when laugh tracks and childish humor is usually all it takes for an average audience.

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