slam-bangadv.adj.v.

Forms: Also slam bang.

Etymology: < slam v.¹ 4 + bang v.¹ 8. Compare slap-bang adv., adj., and n.

A. adv.

With a slam and a bang; with noisy violence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [adverb]

rous1672

slam-bang1840

whang1844

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with noisy violence

slam-bang1840

1840 R. M. Bird Adventures Robin Day 25 Five or six hundred field pieces blazing away slambang.

1847 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words

1853 N. Hawthorne Tanglewood Tales (Chandos) 201 He would fetch his club down, slam bang, and smash the vessel into a thousand pieces.

1887 F. R. Stockton Borrowed Month 159 I sent an arrow slam-bang into the lantern.

B. adj.

1. Noisy, violent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [adjective]

sulphury?1611

slam-bang1823

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > accompanied by sound

hurlingc1400

slam-bang1823

wham-bam1960

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 158 Slam-bang shops, places where gourmands of the fourth rate regale;..probably, from..the ‘slam-banging’ of the doors, plates, and tools.

1889 Advance (Chicago) 14 Mar. The friends of the Sabbath are not what some..slam-bang reformer would have the world believe.

1957 Economist 28 Sept. 999/1 With all the diplomatic finesse of a runaway bulldozer, the governments of the major powers are conducting a slambang exchange of public accusations.

1981 H. R. F. Keating Go West, Inspector Ghote ii. 25 Fred Hoskin's slam-bang voice broke in on his thoughts.

2. In weakened use: exciting, impressive, first-rate. Also, vigorous, energetic. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]

sprindeOE

livelyOE

kaskc1300

wightc1300

courageousc1386

wighty14..

wieldya1413

ablec1440

tall of hand1530

sappy1558

energical1565

energetical1585

greenya1586

stout1600

strenuous1602

forceful?1624

actuous1626

vigorous1638

vivid1638

high-spirited1653

hearty1665

actuose1677

living1699

full-blooded1707

executive1708

rugged1731

sousing1735

energic1740

bouncing1743

two-fisted1774

energetic1782

zestful1797

rollicking1801

through-ganging1814

throughgoing1814

slashing1828

high-powered1829

high pressure1834

rip-roaring1834

red-blooded1836

ripsnorting1846

zesty1853

dynamic1856

throbbing1864

goey1875

torpedoic1893

kinky1903

zippy1903

go-at-it1904

punchy1907

up-and-at-'em1909

driving1916

vibranta1929

kinetic1931

zinging1931

high-octane1936

zingy1938

slam-bang1939

balls-to-the-wall1967

balls-out1968

ass-kicking1977

hi-octane1977

1939 Sun (Baltimore) 4 Dec. 13/4 The balance of the card will be made up of some real slam-bang preliminaries.

1942 Sun (Baltimore) 17 June 1/8 American heavy bombers have entered the Mediterranean sea war in slambang fashion.

1952 B. Malamud Natural 20 A slambang young pitcher who'd soon be laying them low in the big leagues.

1965 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1061/2 We have this plot for a slam-bang topical novel about the Johnson administration.

1972 D. Delman Sudden Death (1973) v. 126 You were good today. I watched you. Slam-bang.

1975 Publishers Weekly 2 June 49/1 A very cerebral English mystery, with..a finale that is full of slambang action.

1979 Radio Times 5 May 23/2 It was described by Judith Crist as a ‘slam-bang top-quality grown-up adventure which thumbs its nose at authority and morality’.

C. v.

1. intransitive. To slam and bang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [verb (intransitive)]

bursta1325

break1330

slam-bang1837

bang1840

whang1854

bang1855

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > be violent [verb (intransitive)] > do anything violently > and noisily

slam-bang1837

1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live (1876) 110 She slam~bangs about the house.

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 31 My engines..Through all the seas.., slam-bangin' home again. Slam-bang too much—they knock a wee.

2. transitive. To assail violently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)]

vilea1300

rebutc1330

revilea1393

arunt1399

stainc1450

brawl1474

vituper1484

rebalk1501

to call (rarely to speak) (all) to naught1542

rattle1542

vituperate1542

bedaub1570

beray1576

bespurt1579

wring1581

misuse1583

caperclaw1589

abuse1592

rail1592

exagitate1593

to shoot atc1595

belabour1596

to scour one's mouth on1598

bespurtle1604

conviciate1604

scandala1616

delitigate1623

betongue1639

bespatter1644

rant1647

palt1648

opprobriatea1657

pelt1658

proscind1659

inveigh1670

clapperclaw1692

blackguard1767

philippize1804

drub1811

foul-mouth1822

bullyrag1823

target1837

barge1841

to light on ——1842

slang1844

villainize1857

slangwhang1880

slam-bang1888

vituperize1894

bad-mouth1941

slag1958

zing1962

to dump on (occasionally all over)1967

1888 Voice (N.Y.) 12 July You might as well denounce the legal profession because of the shysters..as to slam-bang newspapers because there are recreant editors.

Derivatives

ˈslam-ˌbanging n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > noisy

slam-banging1823

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [noun]

peal1535

thud1535

bouncing1598

ran-tan1607

sulphur?1611

bursta1616

stound1627

randana1661

break1751

flare1815

slam-banging1823

bang1854

spang1883

whoomph1891

ka-boom1965

zap1984

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > and noise

blood and thunder1739

slam-banging1823

1823 [see sense B. 1].

1843 Knickerbocker 22 41 The creaking on its rusty hinges and slam-banging of the sign of the Devil-Tavern.

1889 Voice (N.Y.) 1 Aug. When you take up a Prohibition organ, you will find it full of political slang and slambanging.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	slam-bang
释义	slam-bangadv.adj.v. Forms: Also slam bang. Etymology: < slam v.¹ 4 + bang v.¹ 8. Compare slap-bang adv., adj., and n. A. adv. With a slam and a bang; with noisy violence. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [adverb] rous1672 slam-bang1840 whang1844 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with noisy violence slam-bang1840 1840 R. M. Bird Adventures Robin Day 25 Five or six hundred field pieces blazing away slambang. 1847 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words 1853 N. Hawthorne Tanglewood Tales (Chandos) 201 He would fetch his club down, slam bang, and smash the vessel into a thousand pieces. 1887 F. R. Stockton Borrowed Month 159 I sent an arrow slam-bang into the lantern. B. adj. 1. Noisy, violent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [adjective] sulphury?1611 slam-bang1823 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > accompanied by sound hurlingc1400 slam-bang1823 wham-bam1960 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 158 Slam-bang shops, places where gourmands of the fourth rate regale;..probably, from..the ‘slam-banging’ of the doors, plates, and tools. 1889 Advance (Chicago) 14 Mar. The friends of the Sabbath are not what some..slam-bang reformer would have the world believe. 1957 Economist 28 Sept. 999/1 With all the diplomatic finesse of a runaway bulldozer, the governments of the major powers are conducting a slambang exchange of public accusations. 1981 H. R. F. Keating Go West, Inspector Ghote ii. 25 Fred Hoskin's slam-bang voice broke in on his thoughts. 2. In weakened use: exciting, impressive, first-rate. Also, vigorous, energetic. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 4 Dec. 13/4 The balance of the card will be made up of some real slam-bang preliminaries. 1942 Sun (Baltimore) 17 June 1/8 American heavy bombers have entered the Mediterranean sea war in slambang fashion. 1952 B. Malamud Natural 20 A slambang young pitcher who'd soon be laying them low in the big leagues. 1965 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1061/2 We have this plot for a slam-bang topical novel about the Johnson administration. 1972 D. Delman Sudden Death (1973) v. 126 You were good today. I watched you. Slam-bang. 1975 Publishers Weekly 2 June 49/1 A very cerebral English mystery, with..a finale that is full of slambang action. 1979 Radio Times 5 May 23/2 It was described by Judith Crist as a ‘slam-bang top-quality grown-up adventure which thumbs its nose at authority and morality’. C. v. 1. intransitive. To slam and bang. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [verb (intransitive)] bursta1325 break1330 slam-bang1837 bang1840 whang1854 bang1855 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > be violent [verb (intransitive)] > do anything violently > and noisily slam-bang1837 1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live (1876) 110 She slam~bangs about the house. 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 31 My engines..Through all the seas.., slam-bangin' home again. Slam-bang too much—they knock a wee. 2. transitive. To assail violently. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)] vilea1300 rebutc1330 revilea1393 arunt1399 stainc1450 brawl1474 vituper1484 rebalk1501 to call (rarely to speak) (all) to naught1542 rattle1542 vituperate1542 bedaub1570 beray1576 bespurt1579 wring1581 misuse1583 caperclaw1589 abuse1592 rail1592 exagitate1593 to shoot atc1595 belabour1596 to scour one's mouth on1598 bespurtle1604 conviciate1604 scandala1616 delitigate1623 betongue1639 bespatter1644 rant1647 palt1648 opprobriatea1657 pelt1658 proscind1659 inveigh1670 clapperclaw1692 blackguard1767 philippize1804 drub1811 foul-mouth1822 bullyrag1823 target1837 barge1841 to light on ——1842 slang1844 villainize1857 slangwhang1880 slam-bang1888 vituperize1894 bad-mouth1941 slag1958 zing1962 to dump on (occasionally all over)1967 1888 Voice (N.Y.) 12 July You might as well denounce the legal profession because of the shysters..as to slam-bang newspapers because there are recreant editors. Derivatives ˈslam-ˌbanging n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > noisy slam-banging1823 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [noun] peal1535 thud1535 bouncing1598 ran-tan1607 sulphur?1611 bursta1616 stound1627 randana1661 break1751 flare1815 slam-banging1823 bang1854 spang1883 whoomph1891 ka-boom1965 zap1984 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > and noise blood and thunder1739 slam-banging1823 1823 [see sense B. 1]. 1843 Knickerbocker 22 41 The creaking on its rusty hinges and slam-banging of the sign of the Devil-Tavern. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) 1 Aug. When you take up a Prohibition organ, you will find it full of political slang and slambanging. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adv.adj.v.1823
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