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    smack dab

    adverb

    • 1. exactly; precisely: informal North American "I'm in Bolivia, smack dab in the heart of South America"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSMACK DAB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SMACK DAB definition: exactly in a place or at a time: . Learn more.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › smack-dabSmack-dab Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SMACK-DAB is exactly, squarely. How to use smack-dab in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMACK-DAB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Smack dab is used in expressions such as `smack dab in the middle' of somewhere to mean exactly in that place. [ mainly US , informal ] ...an old brick building smack dab in the middle of downtown.

  5. www.theidioms.com › smack-dabsmack dab meaning, origin, example, sentence, history - The...

    • Meaning | Synonyms
    • Example Sentences
    • Origin
    exactly
    precisely
    right in place or time
    squarely

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    We got our water balloons fully filled and threw smack dabat their heads. It was fun, I tell you!
    I accidentally lost my balance while stepping back and my elbow landed smack dabon her ribs.
    He was trying to hold me down, that molester. That’s when I got him off balance and punched him smack dabat his nose.
    I want to own a farmhouse smack dab in the middle ofwoods near the city.

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    How the phrase ‘smack dab’ came into use as a phrase or the actual origin of the phrase is unknown. But, its first usage is recorded around the late nineteenth century – 1892 to be precise. It was found in an early American publication which was named Dialect Notes around that time. It’s possibly more of an American phrase. The phrase ‘smack dab’is...

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  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › smack-dabSMACK DAB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Smack dab definition: directly; squarely. See examples of SMACK DAB used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › smack-dabSmack-dab - definition of smack-dab by The Free Dictionary

    Define smack-dab. smack-dab synonyms, smack-dab pronunciation, smack-dab translation, English dictionary definition of smack-dab. adv. Slang Squarely; directly: stood smack-dab in the middle of the freeway.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › smack-dab_advsmack-dab, adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb smack-dab. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.