bangup

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


  1. 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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Bangup is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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