slam dunk

slam dunk

noun

Definition of SLAM DUNK

1

: dunk shot

2

: sure thing <the case is a slam dunk>

— slam–dunk verb

Examples of SLAM DUNK

1. The vote proved to be a slam dunk for our side with a 24 to 5 win.
2. There's no doubt that he's guilty. The case is a slam dunk.

First Known Use of SLAM DUNK

1972

Related to SLAM DUNK

Synonyms: cinch, lock, shoo-in, sure thing

Related Words: certainty, inevitability; eventuality; foregone conclusion

Near Antonyms: dark horse, long shot

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Rhymes with SLAM DUNK

bohunk, chipmunk, debunk, Podunk, punch-drunk, quidnunc