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Definition of "slam dunk" []

  • Basketball A dramatic forceful dunk shot. (noun)
  • Slang A forceful dramatic move: "I ask [him] whether the slam dunk of the indictment was a spontaneous or planned bit of theater” ( Ron Rosenbaum). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slam dunk" in a sentence
  • "Prim and proper, the name “Bernard” fit him perfectly, which made it a slam dunk to christen him “Harry” instead."