Slambang

adj, adv, verb

adj, adv, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To go with a slam and a bang; go noisily. intransitive

    "Zooey’s razor, new blade and all slambanged down into the metal wastebasket."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Violent and noisy; unrestrained.

    "[…] the slambang, profane hit play, The Front Page […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    With a slam and a bang; with noisy or headlong violence. not-comparable

    "The car went slambang into a fence."

Example

More examples

"The car went slambang into a fence."

Etymology

From slam + bang.

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