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View usage for: also slap-bang adverbSlap bang is used in expressions such as slap bang in the middle of somewhere to mean exactly in that place. [British, informal] Of course, slap-bang in the middle of town the rents are high. slap-bang in British Englishadverb informal, mainly British1. in a violent, sudden, or noisy manner US equivalent: slam-bang 2. directly or immediately slap-bang in the middle slap-bang in American English (ˈslæpˈbæŋ) adverb British, Informal suddenly; violently Examples of 'slap-bang' in a sentenceslap-bang Slap bang in the middle of the action.You are likely to be slap bang in the middle of the honeymoon phase or just two very lucky and enamoured people.We have a sizeable patch of Japanese knotweed slap bang in the middle of the walled garden.There's also an enormous steel box slap bang in the middle of their home.All this slap bang in the middle of gritty Shoreditch.Slap bang in the middle of the away dressing room is a massive square pillar of at least 15 feet in width.It was a glorious sunny day, the sea was inviting and it was slap bang in the middle of the holiday season.Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my twenties.Happily, he's slap bang in the middle of it.Dead ahead of us, seemingly slap bang in the middle of the channel, is a sizeable iceberg. Definition directly or exactly (informal) Of course, slap-bang in the middle of town, rents are high. Additional synonymsDefinition precisely bang in the middle of the track Synonyms exactly, just, straight, square, squarely, precisely, slap, smack (informal), plumb (informal) Definition exactly The hotel is set plumb in the middle of the High Street. Synonyms exactly, precisely, bang, slap, spot-on (British, informal) The meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m. Synonyms exactly, bang on, squarely, correctly, absolutely, strictly, accurately, plumb (informal), slap on (informal), square on, on the dot, smack on (informal) - slanting
- slap
- slap down
- slap-bang
- slap-happy
- slap-up
- slapdash
Additional synonymsDefinition directly smack in the middle of the city Synonyms directly, right, straight, squarely, precisely, exactly, slap (informal), plumb, point-blank |