also: どんぴしゃり
na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
right on; dead on; perfectly correct
Casual, emphatic expression meaning something is exactly right, perfectly timed, or hits the mark precisely.
That answer was right on the money.
彼の予想がドンピシャに当たった。
His prediction hit the bullseye.
Hiragana version of the extended emphatic form; very rare.
Hiragana spelling; less common but still used.
The exact derivation is uncertain; it is likely a sound-symbolic emphatic formation combining どん (intensifying prefix) and ぴしゃ (onomatopoeic for a sharp, precise hit).