banger

[bang-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that bangs.

2. British.

   1. Informal.,  a sausage.

   2. a firecracker.

banger

/ ˈbæŋə /

noun

1. slang,  a sausage

2. informal

   1. an old decrepit car

   2. ( as modifier )

      banger racing

3. a type of firework that explodes loudly

Word History and Origins

Origin of banger¹

First recorded in 1650–60; bang ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

And they did far more than write bangers.

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He was certainly buzzing with energy as he jigged around the stage at the carmaker's Texas headquarters to rapturous applause, telling the audience that while other shareholder meetings were "snoozefests", Tesla's are "bangers".

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"Other shareholder meetings are snoozefests but ours are bangers. Look at this. This is sick," Musk said.

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From “Didn’t Cha Know” to “Bag Lady” and “Cleva,” there’s so many bangers on “Mama’s Gun” that people still bump today.

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She structures her book as a travelogue, skipping from continent to continent; each chapter’s a banger, rendered in a luminous translation by Megan McDowell.

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