Antonyms for bang up

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : bang-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæŋˌʌp

Definition of bang up

Origin : 1540s, "to strike hard with a loud blow," from a Scandinavian sourse akin to Old Norse banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin. Slang meaning "have sexual intercourse with" first recorded 1937. Bang-up "excellent, first-rate," 1820, probably shortened from phrase bang up to the mark. The noun is recorded from late 16c.
This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper[T.S. Eliot, "Hollow Men," 1925]

As in first-rate : adj highest quality
As in boss : adj great
As in abuse : verb physically hurt or injure
As in bruise : verb break blood vessel; discolor
As in damage : verb cause injury, loss

Example sentences :

“This is bang up, Bob,” said Tom Flannery, smacking his lips.
Extract from : « The Boy Broker » by Frank A. Munsey

Well, if you did know him, you'd know that he's just the man we want; bang up; made for it.
Extract from : « From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 » by George William Curtis

Besides, Ted knew what it meant to bang up against a tree in the dark, and knock the skin off one's nose.
Extract from : « The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour » by George A. Warren

As in England, we will be bang up against an industrial awakening that will mark an epoch.
Extract from : « The War After the War » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

And if you don't get top enough on your own ball you will not follow through, however hard you bang up against the other.
Extract from : « The Complete Golfer [1905] » by Harry Vardon

They both hit the floor and went slithering across it to bang up against the opposite wall.
Extract from : « Dave Dawson at Truk » by Robert Sydney Bowen

You're bang up against reality--you're going clean into it--and the sense of it's exquisite.
Extract from : « The Tree of Heaven » by May Sinclair

This night I succeeded in getting a "bang up" supper—a cooked meal—at a reb farm-house.
Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock

He helped me put the horse away in good shape, and then got me a regular "bang up" supper despite the late hour.
Extract from : « Wolf and Coyote Trapping » by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

Synonyms for bang up

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