whizz-bang

British  

noun

1. a small-calibre World War I shell that, when discharged, travelled at such a high velocity that the sound of its flight was heard only an instant, if at all, before the sound of its explosion

2. a type of firework that jumps around emitting a whizzing sound and occasional bangs

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adjective

1. informal excellent or first-rate

Example Sentences

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whizz-bang

However, not all of these busy little bots are created equal, and you’ll pay more for those with whizz-bang features that make your life a little easier.

From The Verge ● Jul. 8, 2022

We’re not expecting much in terms of whizz-bang feature announcements this year; the company has reportedly decided to take a step back and hone its existing software offerings.

From Slate ● May 31, 2018

These orchestrated seemingly conventional door-to-door registration and canvassing campaigns, except that their activities were driven by, and used to refine, the campaign’s whizz-bang database of potential supporters.

From Economist ● Nov. 8, 2012

Muse have contributed Survival, a whizz-bang rock opera, as the official theme.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2012

It was at this time that the whizz-bang shell made its debut.

From One Young Man The simple and true story of a clerk who enlisted in 1914, who fought on the western front for nearly two years, was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme, and is now on his way back to his desk. by Hodder-Williams, J. E. (John Ernest)