adj
Meaning 1
Noisy, raucous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, onomatopoeic
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Standard Lemma guide
slam-bang
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adj
Meaning 2
Violent, forceful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Impressive, exciting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- 2004 March 18–24, Jack Harvey (pseudonym), "Once Again, Oscar Is King Of The Rings", in The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 114, After this slam-bang production, the next is sure to be a huge letdown.
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adv
Meaning 4
Shot or hit with a noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- 19th cent., Robert Montgomery Bird, Nick of the Woods, 1967 Rowman & Littlefield edition, →ISBN, page 48, Well! as soon as I jumped out of his way, bang went his piece, and bang went another, let fly by an Injun;—down went the Major, shot right through the hips, slam-bang.
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noun
Meaning 5
Noisy activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: onomatopoeic
Examples
- 1985, Paul Theroux, "Introduction", to, Henry James, What Maisie Knew, Penguin Classics, →ISBN, page 13, But James in describing the slam-bang of her upbringing has given us every reason for her turning out crazy, vengeful or anti-social.
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verb
Meaning 6
To beat noisily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Examples
- 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He was forever slam-banging the microphone stand & twisting the cord around himself.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
violent and sudden and noisy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a slam-bang collision
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adverb
Meaning 8
in a violent or sudden or noisy manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house
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Synonyms: slap-bang
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adverb
Meaning 9
with heedless speed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at 15 knots an hour
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adverb
Meaning 10
in a careless or reckless manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the shelves were put up slapdash
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History
Etymology
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