SMASH HIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

Synonyms:

blockbuster; megahit; smash hit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("smash hit" is a kind of...):

bang; hit; smash; smasher; strike (a conspicuous success)

Domain usage:

figure; figure of speech; image; trope (language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)