bang-up

1 of 2

adjective

: first-rate
a bang-up job

bang up

2 of 2

verb

banged up; banging up; bangs up

transitive verb

: to cause extensive damage to

Examples of bang-up in a Sentence

Adjective you did a bang-up job on this sales report
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Adjective
Should anyone harbor doubts that a bang-up thriller could be made out of crypto currency, check out Cutter Hodierne’s nifty little moralizing gem. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 For specialty grocers, December is the bang-up month, when people go big on king crab legs and filet mignon for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
And frankly, some of the guys that are playing, they’ve been banged up. Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025 With Opening Day a few weeks away, the Yankees are fairly banged up. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang-up

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

bang entry 3

Verb

bang entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1810, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bang-up was in 1810

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“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang-up. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

bang-up

adjective
ˈbaŋ-ˌəp
: first-rate, excellent
had a bang-up time
a bang-up job
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