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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.

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