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smashing

smas·hing

UK/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ US/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ fairly common informal slang uk
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the act of breaking something into small pieces

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adjective

1.

very good

  • “he did a bully job”
  • “a neat sports car”
  • “had a great time at the party”
  • “you look simply smashing”
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Origin

From smash + -ing. As a synonym for wonderful, the term first appeared in the United States in the early twentieth century, and possibly derives from the sense of smash used in smash hit and similar terms. Popular folk etymology connects the term to the broadly homophonous Irish is maith sin or Scottish Gaelic 's math sin ("that is good"), but this has been described as "improbable", and does not appear in the etymological dictionaries.

Phrases

  • bone smashing
  • stack smashing

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