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slam-bang
[ slam-bang ]
adverb
- with noisy violence:
He drove slam-bang through the garage door.
- quickly and carelessly; slapdash.
adjective
- noisy and violent.
- excitingly fast-paced, especially in a noisy and violent way; action-filled; thrilling:
a slam-bang ending to the movie.
- vigorous and fast but careless; slapdash.
- outstanding or powerful; excellent:
a slam-bang keynote address.
verb (used without object)
- to act or proceed in a chaotic or disorderly fashion:
The children slam-banged into the furniture.
slam-bang
Other Words From
- slam-banger noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of slam-bang1
Example Sentences
Right under Uncle Wiggily they flew, and just as the sky-cracker was going to burst with a "slam-bang!"
He was a fat old boy named Poui-Slam-Bang, or some such name, an' he received us as nice as you please.
The door creaked and pushed off its hinges, falling with a slam-bang.
A flying object came slam bang against the lookout window not two inches from Foggs nose.
Suddenly, wwhile chuckling over a joke, we donks walked slam-bang against a barbed-wire fence, throwing the men into a rage.
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