Transcription
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- [bang uhp]
- /bæŋ ʌp/
- /bæŋ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bang uhp]
- /bæŋ ʌp/
Definitions of bang-up word
- adjective bang-up excellent; extraordinary. 1
- adjective bang-up Especially good; wonderful; superb. 0
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Origin of bang-up
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; adj. use of verb phrase bang up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bang-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bang-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for bang-up
adj bang-up
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- capital — Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.
Antonyms for bang-up
adj bang-up
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
See also
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