crashingly
ɪŋ adjective
1.
absolute; complete; utter: a crashing bore.
2.
unusual or superlative; exceptional: a crashing celebration.
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| —adj | |
| informal (prenominal) (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore) | |
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Crashingly
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
crash
c.1400, crasschen "break in pieces," appeared 14c. with no identifiable ancestors or relatives, and is probably onomatopoeic. Sense of "financial collapse" is 1817, "collision" is 1910, "falling airplane" is W.W.I. Computing sense is 1973, which makes it one of the earliest computer jargon words. Meaning
"break into a party, etc." is 1922. Slang meaning "sleep" dates from 1943; especially from 1965.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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