"smack-dab" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-smack-dab.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} smack-dab (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Exactly in a place, especially the middle; directly; precisely; dead-center. Tags: not-comparable, slang Synonyms: smack bang, smack dab Translations (exactly, directly): tismalleen (Finnish), pile-poil (French), en plein milieu (French), haargenau (German), genau mitten (German), прямико́м (prjamikóm) [neuter] (Russian), прямёхонько (prjamjóxonʹko) [neuter] (Russian), пря́мо (prjámo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-smack-dab-en-adv-xkFxf37b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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