Examples of smack-dab in a Sentence

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

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of smack-dab was in 1892

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“Smack-dab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack-dab. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

smack-dab

adverb
ˈsmak-ˈdab
: exactly sense 1b
smack-dab in the middle
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