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   Gang·bust·er

   /ˈɡaNGˌbəstər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a police officer or other person who takes part in breaking up criminal gangs.
   • 2. very successful: "the restaurant did gangbuster business"

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   The meaning of GANGBUSTER is one engaged in the aggressive breakup of organized criminal gangs. How to use gangbuster in a sentence.

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   • It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat The meaning of GANGBUSTERS is outstandingly excellent or successful. How to use gangbusters in a sentence.

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   When was Gangbuster first used?

   • The earliest known use of the word gangbuster is in the 1930s. OED's earliest evidence for gangbuster is from 1930, in New York Times Book Review. gangbuster is formed within English, by compounding. Gang Day, n.

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   What does 'like gangbusters' mean in a mug?

   • This phrase can be used to describe something that is extremely effective when used with 'like' in the context of a mug. For example, 'Wow, this fleshlight works like gangbusters!'

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   What does 'coming on like gangbusters' mean?

   • The expression 'coming on like gangbusters' originated from the sound effects of police sirens, tommyguns, and screeching tires that opened a show. It is now used to describe things that are not just exciting, but successful, intense, and many other adjectives, and the 'coming on like' prefix is often dropped.

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   Gangbuster definition: a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.. See examples of GANGBUSTER used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of GANGBUSTERS is outstandingly excellent or successful. How to use gangbusters in a sentence.

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   What does the word gangbuster mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word gangbuster . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   gangbuster. ( ˈɡæŋˌbʌstə) n. 1. (Law) an officer of the law who specializes in detecting and breaking up criminal organizations, often forcefully or violently. 2. a success; hit. adj. 3. extremely successful; fantastic. 4. (of a person) driven; determined.

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   Synonyms for GANGBUSTER: lawman; Antonyms of GANGBUSTER: criminal, offender, culprit, crook, principal, lawbreaker, malefactor, miscreant

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   Idioms about gangbuster go gangbusters , to be extremely successful: The movie went gangbusters. like gangbusters , with great speed, intensity, vigor, impact, or success: The software market was growing like gangbusters.