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- 1. exactly; precisely: informal North American "here I am in Bolivia, smack dab in the heart of South America"
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adverb. (also smack-dab, us / ˈsmækˈdæb /) us / ˈsmæk ˈdæb /. Add to word list. Add to word list. exactly in a place or at a time: You called smack dab in the middle of dinner. (Definition of smack dab from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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exactlypreciselyright in place or timesquarelyWe got our water balloons fully filled and threw smack dabat their heads. It was fun, I tell you!I accidentally lost my balance while stepping back and my elbow landed smack dabon her ribs.He was trying to hold me down, that molester. That’s when I got him off balance and punched him smack dabat his nose.I want to own a farmhouse smack dab in the middle ofwoods near the city.How the phrase ‘smack dab’ came into use as a phrase or the actual origin of the phrase is unknown. But, its first usage is recorded around the late nineteenth century – 1892 to be precise. It was found in an early American publication which was named Dialect Notes around that time. It’s possibly more of an American phrase. The phrase ‘smack dab’is...
Smack dab definition: directly; squarely. See examples of SMACK DAB used in a sentence.
What does the adverb smack-dab mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb smack-dab . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
smack-dab. Directly; exactly at a particular place. Usually used to emphasize a prepositional phrase of location, especially "in the middle." There I was, smack-dab in the middle of Taiwan with no money and no way to contact my family. The criminal turned the corner and ran smack-dab into a group of off-duty police officers.
2 days ago · Definition of 'smack-dab' smack dab. adverb [ADV prep] Smack dab is used in expressions such as `smack dab in the middle' of somewhere to mean exactly in that place. [mainly US, informal] ...an old brick building smack dab in the middle of downtown. regional note: in BRIT, also use slap bang. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Feb 27, 2024 · Adverb [ edit] smack - dab (not comparable) ( slang) Exactly in a place, especially the middle; directly; precisely; dead-center. I tossed the water balloon and it landed smack-dab on the top of his head.
