bang-up

[bang-uhp]

adjective Informal.

excellent; extraordinary.

Origin:
1800–10; adj. use of verb phrase bang up

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bang-up definition

mod.
really excellent. : I like to throw a bang-up party once or twice a year.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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