bang-up

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bang-up

(băng′ŭp′)

adj. Informal

Very good; excellent: did a bang-up job on the test.

[From bang.]

bang′-up`

adj. Informal.

excellent; extraordinary.

[1800–10]

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Adj.

bang-up - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great, neat

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

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bang-up

[ˈbæŋʌp] ADJ (US) → tope, guay (Sp)

bang-up

adj (US sl) → klasse (inf), → prima (inf)

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