ADJECTIVE
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violent and sudden and noisy
a slam-bang collision
ADVERB
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with heedless speed
yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at 15 knots an hour -
in a violent or sudden or noisy manner
the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house -
in a careless or reckless manner
the shelves were put up slapdash
How To Use slam-bang In A Sentence
- His party is rolling out a vast get-out-the-vote operation today and aides promise they can yet provide a 'slam-bang finish'. Times, Sunday Times
- Clearly, he is more than the slam-bang type we thought him to be when he first broke into the international scene.
- It may make for slam-bang entertainment in the film industry's home state.
- And Carla Khan is good with some terrific slam-bang winner to go with good movement and great court sense.
- No one, however, who attended this slam-bang spring concert could ever think that the organisation was low on numbers. Times, Sunday Times
- And those consequences, thanks to some slam-bang special effects, are completely devastating.
- Granted, it still wasn't a great slam-bang action flick.
- Appeasing the fans is an overarching theme this season for NASCAR, which relaxed the rules for bump-drafting at Daytona and has encouraged drivers to embrace more slam-bang action while displaying their emotions. McMurray hangs on to win pothole-marred Daytona 500
- If slam-bang mainstream thrills are more your cup of tea, you could do much worse than giving Joy Ride a whirl.
- With its slam-bang action scenes it makes an entertaining effort to keep you from thinking about its flimsy plotting. Times, Sunday Times
