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whizbangery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device or effect that is startling or amazing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1996: A Murder of Crows by Steve Shepard While Roseland's public relations department boasted of the hospital's magnificently equipped trauma center and its plethora of the newest and most expensive medical whizbangery, the fact was that Rose- land's staff was not yet up to the quality of the fancy new gizmos it had to play with.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From whizbang + -ery.