bang-up

[ bang-uhp ]

/ ˈbæŋˌʌp /

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adjective Informal.

excellent; extraordinary.

Origin of bang-up

First recorded in 1800–10; adj. use of verb phrase bang up

Words nearby bang-up

Bang's bacillus, Bang's disease, bangtail, bangtail muster, Bangui, bang-up, Bangweulu, banh mi, bani, bania, banian

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Example sentences from the Web for bang-up

Yes, if only he had gone to Harvard or Yale like our last four presidents, who have done such a bang-up job running the country.
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After all, the House GOP did a bang-up job of controlling spending when they had unified control of Washington, just a decade ago.
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But of course no visit to Hollywood would be complete without a bang-up, star-studded gala.
Kate & Will’s Starry Night|Isabel Wilkinson|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We've got most twelve dollars towards it, an' I know of a man what'll sell out a bang-up good place for a hundred an' fifty.
An Amateur Fireman|James Otis

Editor DeWitt took it for granted she would bring in a bang-up story when she returned to the newspaper office.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt
But it's the only one of my half-dozen that has a bang-up bosom.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig|David Graham Phillips
There's no use doin' this thing if it ain't done in bang-up style.
Shifting Sands|Sara Ware Bassett
"For a bang-up dinner when you get to London," he whispered.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for bang-up

bang up

verb

(tr, adverb) prison slang to lock up (a prisoner) in his or her cell, esp for the night

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