interjection Music Slang

Dy-no-mite

/ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/ · interjection · slang

An explosive shout of excitement meaning something is fantastic or thrilling.

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Definitions

1

An exclamation of pure approval — something is excellent, exciting, or knocked it out the park.

“You got us front-row seats? Dy-no-mite!”
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2

Used as an adjective for anything outstanding or top quality.

“That band put on a dy-no-mite show last night.”
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3

A celebratory call-and-response punctuation, drawn out for emphasis.

“We won the whole thing — dy-no-MITE!”
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Dy-no-mite In A Sentence

Tickets sold out in an hour, the promoter said it was dy-no-mite news.
She tasted the gumbo and just yelled dy-no-mite across the kitchen.
His new ride is dy-no-mite, candy paint and all.

Origin & Usage

Popularized by Jimmie Walker's character J.J. on the CBS sitcom 'Good Times' (1974), the drawn-out 'Dy-no-MITE!' became a national catchphrase rooted in Black American expressive slang of the decade.

Variants dynomitedyn-o-mitedynamite
Tags #1970s#disco#funk#soul#vintage#catchphrase

People Also Ask

What does dy-no-mite mean in slang?

It's an excited way of saying something is amazing, fantastic, or great.

Where did dy-no-mite come from?

From the 1970s sitcom 'Good Times,' where Jimmie Walker's character J.J. made the shout his signature catchphrase.

Is it spelled dynamite?

The slang interjection is usually written stylized as 'dy-no-mite' to capture the drawn-out way it was shouted.

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