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smash hit
smash hit
a play, movie, musical, etc., that is a big success. Her first book was a smash hit. The second was a disaster. A smash hit doesn't always make people rich.
smash hit
An outstanding success, as in She was a smash hit in the role of the governess, or His first book was a smash hit but this one isn't doing well. [c. 1920]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Aydan (1) | | - | Turkish |
| Gil (1) | | HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Philip | | FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical |
| Javier | | hah-VYER | Spanish |
| CloÉ | | klo-E (French) | Portuguese, French |
| Charley | | ['tʃa:li] | |