smash hit

American  

noun

1. a person or thing that is overwhelmingly successful or popular.

   Both the play and the movie based on it were smash hits.

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smash hit Idioms  

1. An outstanding success, as in She was a smash hit in the role of the governess, or His first book was a smash hit but this one isn't doing well. [c. 1920]

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Usage

What does smash hit mean? A smash hit is a wildly successful piece of media or entertainment, especially songs, movies and TV, and musicals. It’s broadened to refer to anything that’s very popular.How is smash hit pronounced?[ smash hit ]

Example Sentences

A dreamy conflation of 1970s soft rock and 80s new wave hooks, it was heralded by the smash hit As It Was, and was showered with awards.

From BBC

Zara Larsson's smash hit Lush Life, which first entered the charts 10 years ago, re-entered the UK top 40 last month and has since climbed back up to number eight.

From BBC

The biggest addition, of course, is the conclusion of the smash hit sci-fi thriller “Stranger Things.”

From MarketWatch

“Your pirate play will be a smash hit in the West End. The crystal ball don’t lie, honey. Your show is a hit! Or was. Or will be.”

From Literature

In less than a decade, he revived the western with his smash hit “Yellowstone” and spun out a Sheridan-verse of shows with brawny characters in heartland settings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• comedy
• drama
• hit
• musical
• opera
• performance
• show