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bang-up

bang-up

16 7.8
Very good and of high quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈbæŋˌʌp/
  • Informal
translation icon : excelente
  • Wow, the brush bar is actually doing a bang up job on here.
  • bang-up job
  • bang-up year

So like, I don't know that I've ever done a bang up job.

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Examples

  • Well, the first agent you sent did a real bang-up job.

  • Catholic Community Services is run by lay people and is doing a bang-up job.

    Blog text (7)
  • You did a bang up job:

  • You guys are doing a bang-up job!

  • In fact, you really do a bang-up job, and it shows in so many ways...

    Blog text (25)
  • "You just did a bang-up job," I say.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And you did a bang-up job, too.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Your generation has done a bang-up job!

    Blog text (27)
  • I'm sure you and Brad will do a bang-up job with that.

  • You guys are doing a bang-up job!

Synonyms

great
vsbang-up
1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

is more colloquial and energetic than this plain praise
excellent
vsbang-up
1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

is more informal and lively than this neutral expression
neat
vsbang-up
  • Informal
188 7.0

Very good and impressive

is more emphatic and vivid than this mild approval
not bad
vsbang-up
  • Informal
134 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

is stronger and expresses clear highest praise rather than mild approval
mean
vsbang-up
  • Slang
77 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

is more old-fashioned or jaunty in everyday speech
swell
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
66 7.3

Very good and enjoyable

is more lively and contemporary than this dated compliment
groovy
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
60 8.8

Very stylish and liked by many people

is more colloquial and less style-focused than this fashionable praise
nifty
vsbang-up
  • Informal
42 6.0

Being clever and useful, often small and attractive

focuses more on plain high quality than clever appeal
top notch
vsbang-up
  • Informal
38 3.6

Of the highest quality and better than most similar things

is more casual and punchy than this straightforward name
dandy
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
24 6.7

Very good and impressive

is more slangy and forceful than this plain upbeat remark
peachy
vsbang-up
  • Informal
24 6.9

Very good and pleasant, with no problems

is more forceful and vivid than this gentle approval
top-notch
vsbang-up
14 4.4

Very high quality and among the best

is more colloquial and energetic than this plain label
top-quality
vsbang-up
9 3.8

Very high quality and lasts a long time

is more idiomatic and informal than this descriptive term
keen
vsbang-up
  • UK
7 6.9

Very good and impressive

is slightly more emphatic and colorful than this casual praise
super-duper
vsbang-up
  • Informal
4 7.9

Very good and impressive

is more direct and less exaggerated than this playful intensifier
top-grade
vsbang-up
3 3.7

Of the highest quality, better than others like it

is more colloquial and vivid than this standard indicator
bully
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
2 9.9

Very good or excellent in old, joking speech

is more contemporary and colloquial than this archaic compliment
jim-dandy
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very good in quality and performance

is more modern and slangy rather than nostalgic in tone
tops
vsbang-up
  • Informal
7.8

Very good and the best in quality

is similar but slightly more playful and vivid in speech
topping
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
6.9

Very good and of high quality

is similar but often sounds even more slangy or lively
cracking
vsbang-up
  • UK
8.4

Very good and enjoyable

is similar but may sound more American or punchy
smashing
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
7.6

Very good, enjoyable, and attractive in a lively way

is comparably positive but often shorter and punchier in speech
slap-up
vsbang-up
  • UK
8.9

Very good and large, often used for a meal or party

is more vivid and colloquial than this British informal term
corking
vsbang-up
  • Archaic
8.6

Very good and enjoyable

is more direct and punchy than this regional informal word

Antonyms

838 1.0

Not good enough in quality or amount

63 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

How Good

bang-up
  • Informal
16 7.8
great
1.0
good
1.0
mediocre
109 4.8

Surface Forms

bang-up positive

Morphology

bang-up = bang + up (opaque) = bang + up

Although formed from 'bang' + 'up', the positive meaning 'excellent' is idiomatic and not directly derivable from the parts by an average learner.

Etymology

The word bang-up comes from the simple words bang 'a loud, strong hit or noise' and up 'higher' or 'better'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a loud bang that lifts something up, so a bang-up job is an excellent, top-quality job.