gangbusters
/ɡˈæŋbˌʌstɚz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
plural of gangbuster
Example Sentences
- "What went wrong for Ophelia Lovibond? It was all looking gangbusters after a string of entry-level Hollywood roles."
- "to go gangbusters"
- "This follows Llewelyn-Bowen on a promotional parade through China, his hopes resting largely on the basis that his British quirkiness will go gangbusters with Shanghai shoppers."
- "Clearly this is a moment tailor-made for the front crawl, but I can't do front crawl so instead I opt to skull, the swan-like grace of my upper body belying the fact that under the water my legs are going absolutely gangbusters."
- "I doubt very much that the US will deploy much that would have been prohibited by the treaty. Russia, though, will go gangbusters."
- "The latter, a niche series of British gangster movies, isn’t exactly a critical darling, but has a rabid fanbase, with each title doing gangbusters for Signature in home entertainment and streaming."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial