Meaning

plural of gangbuster.

Definitions by Sense

1. plural of gangbuster
2. (colloquial, UK) Very successful or profitable.
3. (colloquial) With great energy or speed; very well.

Example Sentences

What went wrong for Ophelia Lovibond? It was all looking gangbusters after a string of entry-level Hollywood roles.

to go gangbusters

This follows Llewelyn-Bowen on a promotional parade through China, his hopes resting largely on the basis that his British quirkiness will go gangbusters with Shanghai shoppers.

Clearly this is a moment tailor-made for the front crawl, but I can't do front crawl so instead I opt to skull, the swan-like grace of my upper body belying the fact that under the water my legs are going absolutely gangbusters.

I doubt very much that the US will deploy much that would have been prohibited by the treaty. Russia, though, will go gangbusters.

The latter, a niche series of British gangster movies, isn’t exactly a critical darling, but has a rabid fanbase, with each title doing gangbusters for Signature in home entertainment and streaming.

The position that we should go gangbusters and use it to make anything we want — up to and including doomsday weapons — that’s obviously just as crazy. We’re trying to seek the middle ground, to do things responsibly.

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