Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
- noun a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
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Examples
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I'll be one of the guests at whizzbang gaming and media entertainment convention GenConOz, in Brisbane over the September long weekend.
On the horizon ... karenmiller 2009
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Here are a few words about the iBookend from Dominic Wilcox, the man who came up with this idea: My idea this week is an accessory to transform the whizzbang iPad into a simple practical object that may be useful around the home, in this case a bookend.
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E! has the most amazing whizzbang graphic since the simulated crumbling paving stones I believe Newsnight did during the UK elections.
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Are you not prepared to have an unblinking whizzbang Klondike Veep running the economy?
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DallasCEO and SMU Cox School of Business put together a whizzbang event last night that, yes, had a PowerPoint presentation, but was still very interesting.
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When it started failing it was so aggravating to consistently have to wash the dishes I just ran through the whizzbang machine AGAIN.
Day of unusual errands « The Life and Times of Organic Mama 2008
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WOW, even the Conservatives are getting angry, I took this from whizzbang GOP blog site.
Think Progress » Some sources tell the San Diego Union Tribune 2006
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Going on sale today was Vellum, Hal Duncan's whizzbang of a novel.
vellum-day jlundberg 2006
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Sure, it's neat and whizzbang and all that, but there is just something about the glasses and how the images work at the edges of the frame that I do not like, and would much rather have preferred seeing it without the 3D.
Monster House Rogers 2006
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Since I didn't wake up in the night, I really needed a whizzbang this morning.
catpewk Diary Entry catpewk 2004
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