Did you mayhaps mean whizbang?
Definitions
WordNet 3.0
- n. a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
- n. a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
Examples
“E! has the most amazing whizzbang graphic since the simulated crumbling paving stones I believe Newsnight did during the UK elections.”
The Guardian: Live blog: The Golden Globes – live! | Hadley Freeman
“I'll be one of the guests at whizzbang gaming and media entertainment convention GenConOz, in Brisbane over the September long weekend.”
“Here are a few words about the iBookend from Dominic Wilcox, the man who came up with this idea: My idea this week is an accessory to transform the whizzbang iPad into a simple practical object that may be useful around the home, in this case a bookend.”
“Are you not prepared to have an unblinking whizzbang Klondike Veep running the economy?”
“DallasCEO and SMU Cox School of Business put together a whizzbang event last night that, yes, had a PowerPoint presentation, but was still very interesting.”
“When it started failing it was so aggravating to consistently have to wash the dishes I just ran through the whizzbang machine AGAIN.”
“WOW, even the Conservatives are getting angry, I took this from whizzbang GOP blog site.”
Think Progress » Some sources tell the San Diego Union Tribune
“Going on sale today was Vellum, Hal Duncan's whizzbang of a novel.”
“Sure, it's neat and whizzbang and all that, but there is just something about the glasses and how the images work at the edges of the frame that I do not like, and would much rather have preferred seeing it without the 3D.”
“Since I didn't wake up in the night, I really needed a whizzbang this morning.”
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
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onomatopoeias (2 syllable)
2 syllable words that mean what they sound like. (dictionaried or un-dictionaried | onomatopoeic in nature)
onomatopoeias (1 syllable) | onomatopoeias (3+ syllables)
( op...wobble, sputter, spatter, flutter, giggle, hiccup, mumble, murmur, jangle, rattle, sizzle, rustle and 21 more...
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