slap-bang

See also: slap bang

English

Etymology

From slap +‎ bang.

Adverb

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

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.
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

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