Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial, not comparable)With great energy or speed; very well.

    to go gangbusters

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The new phone sold like gangbusters.

Origin

The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters.

The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters.

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Word family

1 related words
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