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Your Question If a Regency man (say, Charles Bingley) wanted to say something is smashing, terrific, etc., what would he say? “Smashing” seems to come about in the 1830’s.
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Thank you for your question, Valerie, and for being a Regency Reader!
Charles Bingley, heaping praise on something, might have used the following expressions:
Prime (well done, excellent)
Bang Up or Slap Up (first rate, c. 1810)
Dashing (in fine style, prime, c. early 18th century)
Hope that helps!
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