slam-bang
with noisy violence: He drove slam-bang through the garage door.
quickly and carelessly; slapdash.
noisy and violent.
excitingly fast-paced, especially in a noisy and violent way; action-filled; thrilling: a slam-bang ending to the movie.
vigorous and fast but careless; slapdash.
outstanding or powerful; excellent: a slam-bang keynote address.
to act or proceed in a chaotic or disorderly fashion: The children slam-banged into the furniture.
Origin of slam-bang
1Other words from slam-bang
- slam-banger, noun
Words Nearby slam-bang
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How to use slam-bang in a sentence
Right under Uncle Wiggily they flew, and just as the sky-cracker was going to burst with a "slam-bang!"
Uncle Wiggily's Travels | Howard R. GarisHe was a fat old boy named Poui-slam-bang, or some such name, an' he received us as nice as you please.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. KyneThe door creaked and pushed off its hinges, falling with a slam-bang.
"Say Fellows--" | Wade C. SmithA flying object came slam bang against the lookout window not two inches from Foggs nose.
Ralph, the Train Dispatcher | Allen ChapmanSuddenly, wwhile chuckling over a joke, we donks walked slam-bang against a barbed-wire fence, throwing the men into a rage.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck | R. Pitcher Woodward
British Dictionary definitions for slam-bang
another word (esp US) for slap-bang
US informal carelessly; recklessly
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