smash hit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smash hit]
- /smæʃ hɪt/
- /smæʃ hɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smash hit]
- /smæʃ hɪt/

Definitions of smash hit words

noun smash hit a person or thing that is overwhelmingly successful or popular: Both the play and the movie based on it were smash hits. 1
noun smash hit sth very popular 1
countable noun smash hit A smash hit or a smash is a very popular show, play, or song. 0

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Parts of speech for Smash hit

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smash hit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for smash hit

noun smash hit

bullseye — the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.
curtain-raiser — A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events.
doozy — Something outstanding or unique of its kind.
feather in one's cap — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
grand slam — Bridge. the winning of all thirteen tricks of a deal. Compare little slam.

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