Whiz-bang Definition
wĭzbăng, hwĭz-
noun
One that is conspicuously effective, successful, or skillful.
A whiz-bang of a speech.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.
Wiktionary
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adjective
Conspicuously effective, successful, or skillful.
A whiz-bang ad campaign.
American Heritage
Extremely clever, useful, impressive, etc.
Webster's New World
Very rapid and eventful; rushed.
Whiz-bang pacing; a whiz-bang schedule.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Whiz-bang
Noun
Singular:
whiz-bang
Plural:
whiz-bangsOrigin of Whiz-bang
From whizzbang a shell used in World War I that was heard only an instant before landing and exploding whiz bang
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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