adverb Informal.
directly, exactly: The bullet landed spang on target.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; origin uncertain
1835–45, Americanism; origin uncertain
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| —adv | |
| informal (US), (Canadian) exactly, firmly, or straight: spang on target | |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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