"slap-bang" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more slap-bang [comparative], most slap-bang [superlative]
Etymology: From slap + bang. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slap|bang}} slap + bang Head templates: {{en-adv}} slap-bang (comparative more slap-bang, superlative most slap-bang)
  1. directly or immediately Synonyms (directly, immediately): smack Derived forms: slap-bang shop Translations (directly): направо (napravo) (Bulgarian), непосредствено (neposredstveno) (Bulgarian), en plein (French), unmittelbar (German) Translations (suddenly, immediately): внезапно (vnezapno) (Bulgarian), неочаквано (neočakvano) (Bulgarian), ruckzuck [colloquial] (German), ratzfatz [colloquial] (German)
    Sense id: en-slap-bang-en-adv-xbhqq80L Disambiguation of 'directly, immediately': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'directly': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'suddenly, immediately': 95 5
  2. in a violent or sudden or noisy manner Translations (violently, noisy): шумно (šumno) (Bulgarian), с пълна сила (s pǎlna sila) (Bulgarian), klatsch-bum (German)
    Sense id: en-slap-bang-en-adv-xv1dVNML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'violently, noisy': 6 94
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