bang

Examples

• All

• And I proceeded to run smack bang into one immutable truth.

• And I think it's just a case of getting this perfectly aligned so that that laser is bang in the middle of that.

• So, George, should we just let her on and get straight bang into it?

  The Useless Hotline Podcast

• OK and then D smack bang in the middle.

• We're smack bang in the middle now, pushing the other side.

• So I think I'm just going to go smack bang in the middle.

• So I'm like, aye, so bang, Thursday came bang AK.

  Power 106 Los Angeles

• And I'm going to just try that just like smack bang on my lid for right now, just to see how it kind of looks.

• So it's smack bang in the middle of both our birthdays.

  Anything Goes With James English

• The event is scheduled to start bang on time, so please don't be late.

Synonyms

S

smack

vsbang

• Informal

1 7.9

Directly in the middle

is the broader adverb used for directness beyond idiomatic phrases

S

slap-bang

vsbang

• UK

8.1

Exactly in the place mentioned

is the common single word form used for the same exact emphasis

S

slap

vsbang

• UK

8.6

Directly at a certain place or time

is the general term for exactness or straight impact rather than timing focus

Idioms

W

with a bang

• Informal

28 5.1

In an exciting way that attracts a lot of attention

G

to go out with a bang

• Informal

12 6.0

End something in a memorable and exciting way

B

bang for the buck

• US

7 4.4

A good value for the money you spend

B

bang on

• UK

3 7.4

Exactly right for a situation or need

E

to end with a bang

• Informal

2 4.6

To finish in an exciting and memorable way

B

to bang one's head against a brick wall

• Informal

1 8.2

To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated

B

to bang some heads together

• Informal

8.6

To make people work together by firmly telling them to stop arguing

B

bang to rights

• Informal

9.9

Caught in the act with clear proof

S

slam-bang

• Informal

8.6

In a sudden, loud, and forceful way

Compounds

B

big bang

• Specialized

23 4.6

The moment when the universe begins to expand

B

bang-up job

• Informal

15 4.2

A piece of work that is done very well

A

a loud bang

10 1.2

A sudden very loud noise often from an explosion or crash

B

Big Bang theory

• Specialized

4 4.1

An idea that the universe began when a hot, very dense point expanded quickly

B

big bang

2 3.4

A loud sudden noise like an explosion

B

big-bang theory

• Specialized

3.7

A scientific idea that the universe began in a huge explosion from one tiny hot point and is still expanding

B

bang-up performance

• Informal

5.5

A great performance that impresses people

B

bang-up plan

• Informal

6.5

A very good plan that impresses people

S

slam-bang

• Informal

8.1

Full of sudden, loud action and fast movement

How Exact

exactly

∞ 1.0

bang

• Informal

4.0

roughly

373 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology