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smack-dab

smack-dab

Date: Jun 08 2017

Themes: Celebrity, Pop Culture, Time

Quote

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“I know I’m just in the middle of this thing now. and I’m not at the beginning of it or at the end of it, just … smack-dab in the middle.”

—Actor Brad Pitt, speaking about his journey in life (GQ)

Definition

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exactly

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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Imagine that you go traveling alone out in the country. You drive for a long time. Eventually, you decide to turn off onto a road that is not on your map. You keep driving, but now you think you might be lost. It is getting dark, and you are low on gas. It’s a scary experience! You could end up getting stuck, smack-dab in the middle of nowhere!

We use the expression smack-dab to talk about location. Its meaning is similar to exactly or right there. It is a way to emphasize that you are right where you say you are. It’s often used in combination with the words, “in the middle.” For example, you could be smack-dab in the middle of downtown, smack-dab in the middle of your English class, or smack-dab in the middle of the United States.

Actor Brad Pitt has been through a lot of changes in his life. Right now, he feels like he is smack-dab in the middle of his journey. There is still more to come for him in his life.

What country would you like to be smack-dab in the middle of?

Examples

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“It’s noon, so we are smack-dab in the middle of the day.”

“Kansas is smack-dab in the heart of the United States.”

“We are smack-dab in the coldest part of the year.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Dizelman precisely
by DizelmanSuper Member!
a2020 Something in middle and balanced.
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mahtab49

mahtab49

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

There is no place that I want to be smack-dap the middle of there!


The only thing I want for now is just moving!

04:04 AM Jun 17 2017 |

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munazza_jbhatti

Pakistan

in short we could use smack dab when we want to say sonthing certain like exact

06:04 PM Jun 11 2017 |

Seiyfk

Seiyfk

Turkey

A day comes you meet with someone,a special person ..you understand he/she is a person who you waited for years in your life.. then you feel you are smack-dab in the happinees and love .

01:00 PM Jun 08 2017 |

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