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

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

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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  • “New article from Smashing Magazine – Rethinking The Experience Of System Tools — Smashing Magazine smashingmagazine.com/2026/05/reth... #ux #design-principles #interaction-design #ux-strategy”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “God help me it makes me so miserable and they’re predicting due to the ocean temps our coming summer it going to be the hottest ever on record smashing all records. 😭😞😞😭 Somehow between now and then I have to get rich so I can leave and avoid it all.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Fun thread. Of course I know almost none of these people, but: 1. Most of these outfits make pretty cool art. 2. Colman Domingo looks smashing as always. 3. WTF is with sheer fabric revealing the entirety of one's pubic hair? 😬”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Fingers crossed! It’s a smashing account.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “...no, i most definitely have not. also the glass-smashing has mostly been me knocking stuff to the floor on accident, tbh.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

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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  • “Im only a few hours into Bananza and I agree; it doesn't do a whole lot with the smashing mechanic. I thought it was really cool at first but now I'm only doing it when I really have to, which is surprising to me.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The pigs aren't done smashing each other just yet! Mao Berlin @nonamefckrbln.bsky.social and Axel Abysse @axelabysse.com move to the bathroom to get wet as they keep digging deep inside one another's guts... 🎥 join.axelabysse.com/track/NDQ2Lj...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Is history repeating itself with AI? This provocative look at the 19th-century Luddites reveals why smashing data centres isn't the same as breaking looms. A must-read on automation and the power of local vs global action.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Data centres in space will ruin everything! Smashing article here says so 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Smashing Pumpkins guitar solo in "Soma." Haunting, maddening, perfect for the song's subject. One of the best solos ever. Go to 3:29 of you don't have the patience for some reason and have your world rocked. youtu.be/GHLDcJ7dVSQ?...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

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

We had a smashing time at the zoo.
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