smack-dab

adverb

ˈsmak-ˈdab 

: exactly, squarely

Synonyms of smack-dab

• right
• just
• squarely

Examples of smack-dab in a Sentence

made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town

Recent Examples on the Web

What to do nearby The property sits smack-dab in the middle of Big Sur Village, which lends convenient access to the many beautiful sites that likely drew you here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026

The route traces nearly 18 miles of the Lakefront Trail—all of them scenic—with the fountain smack-dab in the middle. — Midwest Living, 12 June 2026

Two plays later, in that same game, safeties Hufanga and Brandon Jones ran smack-dab into each other and dropped another easy would-be interception from New York quarterback Jaxson Dart. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for smack-dab

• ahab
• cantab
• hijab
• kitab
• prefab
• ab
• cab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab

Kids Definition

smack-dab

adverb

ˈsmak-ˈdab

: exactly sense 1b

smack-dab in the middle