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

(dated) A small artillery shell.

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-bangs

Origin 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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