Usually means: Impressive, flashy display or effect.
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  1. whiz-bang: Merriam-Webster
  2. whiz-bang: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. whiz-bang: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. whiz-bang, whiz-bang: Collins English Dictionary
  5. whiz-bang: Wordnik
  6. whiz-bang: Wiktionary
  7. whiz-bang: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. whiz-bang: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. whiz-bang: Dictionary.com
  10. whiz-bang: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Whiz-bang)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of whizz-bang [(British, military slang, historical) A small calibre shell from World War I.]

Similar:
whizzbang, whizzbangery, whizz, wizz, whizzgig, flash bang, whimwham, whizz kid, flashbang, whiz-kid, more...

Opposite:
dull, boring, unimpressive, lackluster

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Similar:
whizzbang, whizzbangery, whizz, wizz, whizzgig, flash bang, whimwham, whizz kid, flashbang, whiz-kid, more...

Opposite:
dull, boring, unimpressive, lackluster



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