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slap-bang en · ADV

Etymology

From slap + bang.

Meanings

  1. Directly or immediately.
    • It was a stormy day and it was slap-bang in the middle of the fair weather season.
    • You'll see the tower slap-bang in front of you when you come out of the station.
  2. In a violent or sudden or noisy manner.

Forms

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most slap-bang Degree=Sup lexicographic
more slap-bang Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

slap-bang shop

Synonyms

smack (directly, immediately)

Translations (13)

bg непосредствено (directly) · de klatsch-bum (violently, noisy) · bg с пълна сила (violently, noisy) · bg внезапно (suddenly, immediately) · de unmittelbar (directly) · de ratzfatz (suddenly, immediately) · gl xusto (directly) · de ruckzuck (suddenly, immediately) · fr en plein (directly) · bg шумно (violently, noisy) · bg направо (directly) · gl xustamente (directly) · bg неочаквано (suddenly, immediately)