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slam-bang

[ slam-bang ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

, Informal.

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.

to act or proceed in a chaotic or disorderly fashion:
The children slam-banged into the furniture.

slam-bang

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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