WHIZZBANG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whizzbang mean? 

• WHIZZBANG (noun)
  The noun WHIZZBANG has 2 senses:

1. a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits

2. a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion

  Familiarity information: WHIZZBANG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHIZZBANG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

whizbang; whizbang shell; whizzbang

Hypernyms ("whizzbang" is a kind of...):

shell (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

whizbang; whizzbang

Hypernyms ("whizzbang" is a kind of...):

banger; cracker; firecracker (firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing)