whizzbang

whiz-bang

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun hwiz-bang, wiz-; adjective hwiz-bang, wiz-]
- /noun ˈʰwɪzˌbæŋ, ˈwɪz-; adjective ˈʰwɪzˈbæŋ, ˈwɪz-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun hwiz-bang, wiz-; adjective hwiz-bang, wiz-]
- /noun ˈʰwɪzˌbæŋ, ˈwɪz-; adjective ˈʰwɪzˈbæŋ, ˈwɪz-/

Definitions of whizzbang word

noun whizzbang Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion. 1
noun whizzbang a firecracker with a similar effect. 1
noun whizzbang Informal. whiz1 (def 5). 1
adjective whizzbang Informal. first-rate; topnotch: a whiz-bang navigator. 1
noun whizzbang Alt form whizbang. 1
noun whizzbang Alternative form of whizbang. 0

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Origin of whizzbang

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; orig. imitative

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Parts of speech for Whizzbang

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whizzbang

whizzbang popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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