Noun: whizzbang 'wiz,bang
- A small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
"The soldiers ducked for cover as whizzbang shells exploded nearby";
- whizbang, 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 whizzbang fireworks";
- whizbang
Derived forms: whizzbangs
Type of: banger [Brit, informal], cracker, firecracker, shell