smashing

ˈsmæʃɪŋ

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#1·8h ago

Serving to smash (something).

The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.

Origin: From . 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  maith sin or  math sin ("that is good"), but this has been described as "improbable", and does not appear in the etymological dictionaries. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(originally, US, now, British, and, Irish) Wonderful, very good or impressive.

We had a smashing time at the zoo.

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#3·8h ago

The breaking or destruction of (something brittle) in a violent manner.

Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.

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