slam-bang

[ slam-bang ]

/ ˈslæmˈbæŋ /

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adverb Informal.

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.

Origin of slam-bang

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

OTHER WORDS FROM slam-bang

slam-bang·er, noun

Words nearby slam-bang

slaker, slalom, slam, slam dance, slam dunk, slam-bang, slam-dunk, slammer, slamming, slamming stile, slander

Example sentences from the Web for slam-bang

It was slam-bang playing, but so skilful, and with such a tickling melody, that it was irresistibly popular.

From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 |George William Curtis
Later, the C-bar-K boy admitted that the Alhambra whiskey was not so bad, and his slam-bang denunciation of it uncalled for.

The Sunset Trail |Alfred Henry Lewis
Honest, slam-bang, line play has never entered into their scheme of things.

Pieces of Hate |Heywood Broun
You takes your coat off and I takes off mine, and we goes at it, here and now, slam-bang.

The Soul of Susan Yellam |Horace Annesley Vachell

The door creaked and pushed off its hinges, falling with a slam-bang.

"Say Fellows--" |Wade C. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for slam-bang

slam-bang

adverb

another word (esp US) for slap-bang

US informal carelessly; recklessly

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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slam-bang

adverb Informal.

adjective

verb (used without object)

Origin of slam-bang

OTHER WORDS FROM slam-bang

Words nearby slam-bang

Example sentences from the Web for slam-bang

British Dictionary definitions for slam-bang

adverb

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

slam-bang

adverb Informal.

adjective

verb (used without object)

Origin of slam-bang

OTHER WORDS FROM slam-bang

Words nearby slam-bang

Words related to slam-bang

Example sentences from the Web for slam-bang

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adverb

British Dictionary definitions for slam-bang