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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whiz-bang (n. hwiz′bang′, wiz′-;adj. hwiz′bang′, wiz′-),USA pronunciation n. - [Mil.]a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- a firecracker with a similar effect.
- [Informal.]whiz1 (def. 5).
adj. - [Informal.]first-rate;
topnotch:a whiz-bang navigator.
Also, whiz′bang′, whizz′-bang′. - origin, originally imitative 1910–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whizz-bang, whiz-bang n - a small-calibre World War I shell that, when discharged, travelled at such a high velocity that the sound of its flight was heard only an instant, if at all, before the sound of its explosion
- a type of firework that jumps around emitting a whizzing sound and occasional bangs
adj - informal excellent or first-rate
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