whizbang
Definition
Noun: 1. A type of firecracker: A small explosive device that produces a distinctive sound effect: a high-pitched whizzing noise followed by a loud bang. 2. A type of artillery shell: A small, high-velocity shell that creates a similar sound effect—a whizzing noise as it travels, followed by an explosive bang upon impact.
Usage Examples
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to describe anything that is impressively fast, exciting, or effective, drawing from the sudden and dramatic effect of the explosive.
- The new software is a real whizbang, processing data at incredible speeds.
Variants and Related Words
- Whiz-bang (noun/adjective): An alternative spelling. As an adjective, it describes something as being strikingly advanced or exciting.
- The company unveiled its whiz-bang new gadget at the tech show.
Synonyms
- (For the firecracker): Banger, firework.
- (For something impressive): Wonder, marvel, sensation.
Related Idioms
- While not a phrasal verb, the term is embedded in the idiom "the whole whizbang", meaning the entire thing or everything involved.
- He bought the new computer, the monitor, the printer—the whole whizbang.
Noun
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a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
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a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
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