different between slambang vs ripsnorter

English

Alternative forms

• slam-bang

Etymology

slam +? bang

Adverb

slambang (not comparable)

1. With a slam and a bang; with noisy or headlong violence.

   The car went slambang into a fence.

Synonyms

• strambang (dialectal, West Country, obsolete)

Adjective

slambang

1. Violent and noisy; unrestrained.
   • 1956, Newsweek, Volume 47, Part 2, page 78

     […] the slambang, profane hit play, The Front Page […]

Verb

slambang (third-person singular simple present slambangs, present participle slambanging, simple past and past participle slambanged)

1. (intransitive) To go with a slam and a bang; go noisily.
   • 1961, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

     Zooey’s razor, new blade and all slambanged down into the metal wastebasket.

English

Pronunciation

Noun

ripsnorter (plural ripsnorters)

1. (slang) a violently energetic or noisily outspoken person; someone using slambang methods

   "That venerable old ripsnorter defended the right of the clergy to drive fast horses" -- Phil Stong

2. (slang) something extreme; humdinger

   "Yesterday's performance was a ripsnorter for gaiety, vigor, and general run-around" -- Virgil Thomson

See also

• snorter