smack-dab

adverb

ˈsmak-ˈdab How to pronounce smack-dab (audio)
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: exactly, squarely

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made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town
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And Illinois is smack-dab in the middle of the largest market in the world. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Li grew up in Millbrae, smack-dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay area. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026 The route traces nearly 18 miles of the Lakefront Trail—all of them scenic—with the fountain smack-dab in the middle. — Midwest Living, 12 June 2026 Katharine's first professional home was the third floor of Building 5, a seven-story brick edifice lined with wide windows smack-dab in the middle of the GE factory. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smack-dab

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First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of smack-dab was in 1892

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“Smack-dab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack-dab. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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smack-dab

adverb
ˈsmak-ˈdab
: exactly sense 1b
smack-dab in the middle
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