noun
General Slang
slam dunk
SLAM dunk · noun · informal
A forceful score; figuratively, a sure thing.
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Definitions
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In basketball, forcing the ball down through the hoop; used in sport-speak for something certain or emphatic.
“With three men over, that chance was a slam dunk.”
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As a general idiom outside sport, a guaranteed success or an easy, certain outcome.
“The deal was a slam dunk once the numbers checked out.”
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slam dunk In A Sentence
With three men over, that chance was a slam dunk.
The deal was a slam dunk once the numbers checked out.
Origin & Usage
American basketball; also a common idiom for a guaranteed success.
Variants
dunk
People Also Ask
What is a slam dunk in basketball?
It's when a player jumps and forcibly pushes the ball down through the hoop with one or both hands.
What does 'slam dunk' mean figuratively?
Outside basketball it means a sure thing — an outcome or opportunity so certain it can't fail.
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