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noun
1.
Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
2.
a firecracker with a similar effect.
3.
Informal. whiz1 (def. 5).
adjective
4.
Informal. first-rate; topnotch: a whiz-bang navigator.
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Whiz-bang
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Also, whiz·bang, whizz-bang.
Origin:
1910–15; orig. imitative
1910–15; orig. imitative
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| whizz-bang or whiz-bang | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small-calibre World War I shell that, when discharged, travelled at such a high velocity that the sound of its flight was heard only an instant, if at all, before the sound of its explosion |
| 2. | a type of firework that jumps around emitting a whizzing sound and occasional bangs |
| —adj | |
| 3. | informal excellent or first-rate |
| whiz-bang or whiz-bang | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
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