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

Whiz.

Webster's New World

(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.

Wiktionary

(dated) A small artillery shell.

Wiktionary

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