slap-bang

See also: slap bang

English

Etymology

From slap +‎ bang.

Adverb

slap-bang (comparative more slap-bang, superlative most slap-bang)

  1. Directly or immediately.
    It was a stormy day and it was slap-bang in the middle of the fair weather season.
    You'll see the tower slap-bang in front of you when you come out of the station.
  2. In a violent or sudden or noisy manner.

Synonyms

  • (directly, immediately): smack

Derived terms

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.