Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slam-bang | No | Yes | No | Yes |
vernacular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
slam-bang (noun) | vernacular (noun) |
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the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) | |
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
slam-bang (adjective) | vernacular (adjective) |
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violent and sudden and noisy | being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language |
slam-bang (adverb) | vernacular (adverb) |
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in a violent or sudden or noisy manner | |
with heedless speed | |
in a careless or reckless manner |