Usually means: Extremely successful or impressive performance.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. gangbusters: Merriam-Webster
  2. gangbusters: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gangbusters: Wordnik
  4. gangbusters: Wiktionary
  5. gangbusters: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. gangbusters: Dictionary.com
  7. gangbusters: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. Gangbusters (role-playing game), Gangbusters (video game), Gangbusters: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Gangbusters: The Word Detective
  10. gangbusters: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. gangbusters: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  12. gangbusters: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. gangbusters: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gangbusters: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gangbusters)

▸ adjective:  (colloquial, UK) Very successful or profitable.
▸ adverb:  (colloquial) With great energy or speed; very well. (Frequently with go.)

Similar:
blockbusting, blockbustery, roaring, booming, hyperprofitable, overprosperous, romping good, busted, cashed-up, hyperproductive, more...

Opposite:
flop, failure, disaster, dud

Types:
great, amazing, wonderful, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, superb, terrific, more...

Phrases:
like gangbusters, go gangbusters, more...

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Similar:
blockbusting, blockbustery, roaring, booming, hyperprofitable, overprosperous, romping good, busted, cashed-up, hyperproductive, more...

Opposite:
flop, failure, disaster, dud

Types:
great, amazing, wonderful, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, superb, terrific, more...

Phrases:
like gangbusters, go gangbusters, more...



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