banger
Americannoun
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bangers
plural
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a person or thing that bangs.
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British.
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Informal. a sausage.
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a firecracker.
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noun
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slang a sausage
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informal
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an old decrepit car
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( as modifier )
banger racing
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a type of firework that explodes loudly
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Origin of banger
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“As long as you’re there with your mates, they’re playing an absolute banger, and you’re singing, it’s perfect.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Cut to minutes later, Michelle walking up and giving a banger of a speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Now he's taken that alphabet and turned it into a certified Eurovision banger.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
For Sunday 'tis the Day o' days, When all the fish do as 'em plaise, While in the little port we prays A banger catch for Monday.
From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Bernard Moore
Only three Ramones songs ever made it to the Billboard Hot 100 — “Rockaway Beach,” “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” and “Do You Wanna Dance,” all absolute bangers that should be enshrined in the culture.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
But there are a few bangers in there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It did not exist when Peake, who enjoyed bangers and mash and chicken curry in space, was a member.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Like everybody on that tour had bangers, so even me performing or being backstage and hearing Ja or hearing Nelly or hearing Chingy, it was a good tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
When she wants to know if I’m from London, I say cheers and aye up and bangers and mash, in what I think is a pretty convincing accent.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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