dead-bang
Americanadverb
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totally; absolutely.
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(of a location) exactly; precisely or squarely.
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so as to be an open-and-shut case, in the context of a crime or civil infraction.
adjective
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total; absolute, utter, out-and-out.
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precise; exact.
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(of a case in court) open-and-shut.
Example Sentences
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“Someone had told me it was a dead-bang case. A slam dunk. It’s no problem. You don’t have to think to do this case,” Oduye said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2021
This year, they were dead-bang certain that they’d take the Senate.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2012
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