slap-bang
English
adv
Definitions
- directly or immediately
- in a violent or sudden or noisy manner
Etymology
Compound from English slap + English bang (forelock).
Origin
English
bang
Gloss
forelock
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backslap English
- bang English
- bang straw English
- bangable English
- bangbus English
- banger English
- bangless English
- bangsome English
- bangster English
- bangstick English
- bangtail English
- bebang English
- beslap English
- dickslap English
- fingerbang English
- flash-bang English
- gangbang English
- hashbang English
- headbang English
- kerslap English
- sidebang English
- slambang English
- slap English
- slapable English
- slapback English
- slapdash English
- slapdown English
- slaphappy English
- slaphead English
- slappable English
- slappee English
- slapper English
- slappest English
- slappeth English
- slappity English
- slappy English
- slapsies English
- slapstick English
- strambang English
- whizbang English
- *bangen Middle English
- slappen Middle English
- bang
- slap
- beslap
- slappy
- banger
- bebang
- bangbus
- slapper
- kerslap
- slappee
- whizbang
- backslap
- slapback
- slappest
- bangsome
- dickslap
- slapable
- slaphead
- headbang
- slapdash
- bangless
- slapdown
- slappity
- gangbang
- hashbang
- slapsies
- bangster
- bangable
- slappeth
- slambang
- sidebang
- bangtail
- strambang
- slaphappy
- bangstick
- slapstick
- slappable
- bang straw
- fingerbang
- flash-bang