banger

[ bang-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that bangs.

  2. British.

    • Informal. a sausage.

    • a firecracker.

Origin of banger

1
First recorded in 1650–60; bang1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for banger

banger

/ (ˈbæŋə) /


nounBritish
  1. slang a sausage

  2. informal

    • an old decrepit car

    • (as modifier): banger racing

  1. a type of firework that explodes loudly

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