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whiz-bang definition

whiz·-bang or whizz-bang whizz′·-bang′ (-baŋ)

noun

  1. Slang a high explosive shell of great speed whose sound of explosion occurs immediately after its sound of flight; also, a fireworks device suggestive of this
  2. Slang whiz ()

adjective

Slang extremely clever, useful, impressive, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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