2. Adjective. very successful or profitable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gangbusters
1. gangbuster [n] - See also: gangbuster
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangbusters
Literary usage of Gangbusters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Foreign Policy: Proliferation to Rogue Regimes: Hearing Before the by Benjamin A. Gilman (2000)
"China is certainly not going gangbusters at this point, but I do see the long-term
effects of Russian-Chinese sales, particularly in the targeted areas the ..."
2. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"... worked like gangbusters. I would say that the ballistic missile program was
well managed; it spilled a few dollars, but the nation wanted it in the ..."
3. Smoke and Mirrors: The Canadian Tobacco War by Rob Cunningham (1996)
"4491 In 1995, Geoffrey C. Bible, Chairman and CEO of Philip Morris, enthused
that "worldwide, tobacco is going like gangbusters. ..."
4. The Telecommunications Challenge: Changing Technologies and Evolving by Charles W Wessner (2006)
"Digital Satellite Radio, as represented by XM and Sirius, was "taking off like
gangbusters." • Digital Terrestrial Radio, also called "high-definition radio ..."
5. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"Meanwhile the DVD company has been doing gangbusters! How could I have known that
some overanxious real estate speculators in Asia could have sparked a ..."
6. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"As you can well imagine, it played like gangbusters," he wrote in an e- mail.
"Early on, a senior lady called me Mr. La Rosen. Honest! ..."
7. Data for Room Fire Model Comparisons by Richard D. Peacock (1993)
"China is certainly not going gangbusters at this point, but I do see the long-term
effects of Russian-Chinese sales, particularly in the targeted areas the ..."
8. Russian Foreign Policy: Proliferation to Rogue Regimes: Hearing Before the by Benjamin A. Gilman (2000)
"China is certainly not going gangbusters at this point, but I do see the long-term
effects of Russian-Chinese sales, particularly in the targeted areas the ..."
9. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"... worked like gangbusters. I would say that the ballistic missile program was
well managed; it spilled a few dollars, but the nation wanted it in the ..."
10. Smoke and Mirrors: The Canadian Tobacco War by Rob Cunningham (1996)
"4491 In 1995, Geoffrey C. Bible, Chairman and CEO of Philip Morris, enthused
that "worldwide, tobacco is going like gangbusters. ..."
11. The Telecommunications Challenge: Changing Technologies and Evolving by Charles W Wessner (2006)
"Digital Satellite Radio, as represented by XM and Sirius, was "taking off like
gangbusters." • Digital Terrestrial Radio, also called "high-definition radio ..."
12. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"Meanwhile the DVD company has been doing gangbusters! How could I have known that
some overanxious real estate speculators in Asia could have sparked a ..."
13. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"As you can well imagine, it played like gangbusters," he wrote in an e- mail.
"Early on, a senior lady called me Mr. La Rosen. Honest! ..."
14. Data for Room Fire Model Comparisons by Richard D. Peacock (1993)
"China is certainly not going gangbusters at this point, but I do see the long-term
effects of Russian-Chinese sales, particularly in the targeted areas the ..."
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