whizbang

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noun

A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.

“World War I: Trench Songs, Oxford University Hush, here comes a Whizzbang”

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Meanings

nounwhizbang (plural whizbangs)

plural whizbangs

  1. datedA type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.
  2. datedA small artillery shell.

    World War I: Trench Songs, Oxford University Hush, here comes a Whizzbang

  3. broadlyfigurativelySomeone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.

    She Agatha Christie] has produced a whizzbang surprise which I am unable even to hint at without spoilsporting.

    c. 1967, Evening Standard

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits

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nouna firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From whiz + bang.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“whizbang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizbang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whizbang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizbang.

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