slap-bang

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slap-bang

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From slap + bang.

adverb more slap-bang · 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.

    Similar: smack

  2. In a violent or sudden or noisy manner.

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adv directly

Françaisen plein
Deutschunmittelbar

adv suddenly, immediately

Deutschruckzuck, ratzfatz

adv violently, noisy

Deutschklatsch-bum

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"slap-bang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slap-bang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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slap-bang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slap-bang

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"slap-bang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slap-bang.

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@misc{slap_bang_2026,
  title = {slap-bang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slap-bang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}