Meaning & use
Whizzbang
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Something impressively fast, exciting, or flashy; originally, a small high-velocity artillery shell used in World War I, named for the sound it made.
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The startup unveiled a whizzbang new app packed with flashy features.
Soldiers in the trenches learned to recognize the whistle of an incoming whizzbang.
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The term began as military slang describing a shell that whizzed through the air before banging on impact, later broadening to mean anything flashy or impressive.
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2. noun
A small, high-velocity artillery shell, especially one used in World War I, named for the sound of its flight and explosion.
The memoir described the constant terror of whizzbangs falling near the trench line.
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