What is the meaning of slam-bang?

adjective

  • Violent and sudden and noisy.
    • usage: "a slam-bang collision"

adverb

  • In a careless or reckless manner.
    • usage: "the shelves were put up slapdash"
  • With heedless speed.
    • usage: "yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at 15 knots an hour"
  • In a violent or sudden or noisy manner.
    • usage: "the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house"
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APAWordNet. (2010). slam-bang. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/slam-bang/definitions/1183683
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