whizbang

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Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
28
Letters
8

Definition of whizbang

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.
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noun

  1. (dated)A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding.
  2. (dated)A small artillery shell.
    “World War I: Trench Songs, Oxford University Hush, here comes a Whizzbang”
  3. (broadly, figuratively)Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
    “She [Agatha Christie] has produced a whizzbang surprise which I am unable even to hint at without spoilsporting.”

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Etymology

From whiz + bang.

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