smack

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kaze_hikaru

Senior Member

Korean

source) Susan cain : the power of introverts

I want to know the usage of 'smack' in this sentence!
'And some people fall smack in the middle of the introvert/extrovert spectrum, and we call these people ambiverts.'

'Smack' is adverb ?

👁 Kelly B

Kelly B

Curmodgeratrice

USA English

This one is in the on-site dictionary entry:

smack1
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▶adverb (Brit. also smack bang) informal

• 1 in a sudden and violent way.

• 2 (N. Amer. also smack dab) exactly; precisely.

👁 Chasint

Chasint

Senior Member

English - England

In this particular case "smack in the middle of the spectrum" means "precisely in the centre..."

This is true in British English.

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kaze_hikaru

Senior Member

Korean

both of you 👁 Smile :)
thanks a lot!!

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