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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Etymology
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
Now he's taken that alphabet and turned it into a certified Eurovision banger.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It’s the type of song that probably sounds best coming out of the tinny speakers of a 1992 hatchback, and that’s frankly one of the highest compliments you can give to a grupero banger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 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
His set was filled with wall-to-wall bangers including Think About Us, All This Time and a remix of Disclosure's You & Me.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
If I were spinning at a bar, club or flea market, I’d likely ease into my set with more chill songs before getting into bangers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Lady Gaga, 39, made a splashy comeback to touring with "Mayhem," her collection of pop bangers with a dark edge that embraces her dramatic side.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Wood smoke and oil fumes, bodies and cigarettes, bangers and beans, sweet and sour manure.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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