whizbang

['hwɪz,bæŋ]
  • n. 爆竹的一种;自动操纵的飞弹;杰出的人或事物
  • adj. 杰出的

英文词源


whizbang (n.)
also whiz-bang, whizz-bang, 1915, originally a soldier's name for a type of German artillery shell in World War I, so called by the Allied troops in reference to its characteristic sound. From whizz + bang (v.).

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