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
- There are no such problems here; from the film's slam-bang opening, to its brilliant closing moments, there's not a wasted shot or scene.
- Had about a half hour been trimmed from it, The Rookie may have been a slam-bang action flick.
- This slam-bang B-movie pastiche is wildly uneven as it doggedly strives (sometimes with obvious strain) to sustain a freewheeling, anything-goes air of exuberant junkiness," writes Joe Leydon. Venice film festival opens with Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan
- The slam-bang boredom created by these glorified grunge grunts is almost unlistenable.
- Sometimes grievances have a lot of merit and plenty of documentary evidence or at least some and I tell the grievant he has a good ... but not slam-bang --- chance of winning his issue. Fragen Sie den Geschäftsvertreter, Teil zwei*
- Fantastic effects aside, this is a slam-bang, high on the hokum, thrill ride. Times, Sunday Times
- After this slam-bang production, the next is sure to be a huge letdown.
- The hilarious gags come at a slam-bang pace, and they're occasionally edgy.
- On Friday, though, for all its colour, flair and energy, his playing was often incoherent, self-indulgent and slam-bang crass.
- the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house
