bang snap

noun

A type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.

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Meanings

nounbang snap (plural bang snaps)

plural bang snaps

  1. pyrotechnicsA type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.

    Synonyms: throwdown

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.

Similar
throwdown
Also see
throwdown

Translations

Dutch knalerwt
  • knalerwttype of very small firework
French claque-doigt
  • claque-doigttype of very small firework
German Knallerbse, Knallteufel
  • Knallerbsetype of very small firework
  • Knallteufeltype of very small firework
Polish diabełek
  • diabełektype of very small firework
Portuguese estalo de salão, estalinho
  • estalo de salãotype of very small firework
  • estalinhotype of very small firework
Spanish chasquibum
  • chasquibumtype of very small firework
Cite this entry
APA

bang snap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20snap

MLA

“bang snap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20snap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bang snap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20snap.

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