slambang

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adverb

With a slam and a bang; with noisy or headlong violence.

“The car went slambang into a fence.”

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strambang
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Meanings

adverbslambang (not comparable)

alternative slam-bang

  1. not comparableWith a slam and a bang; with noisy or headlong violence.

    The car went slambang into a fence.

    Synonyms: strambang

adjective

alternative slam-bang

  1. Violent and noisy; unrestrained.

    […] the slambang, profane hit play, The Front Page […]

    1956, Newsweek, Volume 47, Part 2, page 78
verbslambang (third-person singular simple present slambangs, present participle slambanging, simple past and past participle slambanged)

present singular third person slambangs · participle present slambanging · participle past slambanged · past slambanged · alternative slam-bang

  1. intransitiveTo go with a slam and a bang; go noisily.

    Zooey’s razor, new blade and all slambanged down into the metal wastebasket.

    1961, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWith a slam and a bang; with noisy or headlong violence.

Similar
strambang

Origin

From slam + bang.

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Cite this entry
APA

slambang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slambang

MLA

“slambang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slambang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slambang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slambang.

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