Meaning of slam-bang in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    slam-bang

    Definitions

    1. violent and sudden and noisy

    Examples

    • « a slam-bang collision »

    Synonyms

  2. Adverb

    slam-bang

    Definitions

    1. in a careless or reckless manner

    Examples

    • « the shelves were put up slapdash »
  3. 2. with heedless speed

    Examples

    • « yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at 15 knots an hour »
  4. 3. in a violent or sudden or noisy manner

    Examples

    • « the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house »

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