Noun: whizbang
- A small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
"The soldiers ducked for cover as whizbang shells exploded nearby";
- whizzbang, whizbang shell [archaic]
- A firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
"The children delighted in the whizzing sound of the whizbang fireworks";
- whizzbang
Derived forms: whizbangs
Type of: banger [Brit, informal], cracker, firecracker, shell
Encyclopedia: Whizbang, Oklahoma