gangbusters
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- gangbusters (n.)
- to come on like gangbusters (c. 1940) is from popular U.S. radio crime-fighting drama "Gang Busters" (1937-57) which always opened with a cacophony of sirens, screams, pistol shots, and jarring music.
Example
- 1. The november 2011 ipo went gangbusters , valuing the company at $ 12.7 billion .
- 2. After searchlight launched in 2010 , it took off like gangbusters . "
- 3. Into tripoli , the pre-ambush " the ghost " collaborated led offensive gangbusters .
- 4. Investment in new property , still going gangbusters in the first half , has fallen sharply .
- 5. Children 's clothes were selling like gangbusters .