slap-bang

See also: slap bang

English

Etymology

From slap +‎ bang.

Adverb

slap-bang (comparative more slap-bang, superlative most slap-bang)

1. directly or immediately

   It was a stormy day and it was slap bang in the middle of the fair weather season.

   You'll see the tower slap-bang in front of you when you come out of the station.

2. in a violent or sudden or noisy manner

Synonyms

• (directly, immediately): smack

Derived terms

• slap-bang shop

Translations

directly

• Bulgarian: направо (bg) (napravo), непосредствено (bg) (neposredstveno)
• French: en plein (fr)
• German: unmittelbar (de)

suddenly, immediately

• Bulgarian: внезапно (bg) (vnezapno), неочаквано (bg) (neočakvano)
• German: ruckzuck (de) (coll.), ratzfatz (de) (coll.)

violently, noisy

• Bulgarian: шумно (bg) (šumno), с пълна сила (s pǎlna sila)
• German: klatsch-bum