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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“Press a banger, because it’s too good to live on a screen,” Suno wrote on its website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Yet Dean brought a fresh, easy-wearing charm to singles such as the Hot 100 smash “Man I Need,” a Whitney Houston-caliber banger that heralded an artfully emotive record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“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
Antigoni Buxton, who appeared in series eight of the reality show in 2022, will be representing Cyprus with her dancefloor banger Jalla.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
"I reckoned it a banger," said the old man, complacently.
From I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
But there are a few bangers in there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers from her latest album Midnight Sun, alongside a host of fan favourites like Stateside and Pretty Ugly.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
And yet, a few Red Hot bangers manage to endlessly caravan in and out of lives because they’re in constant rotation on Jack FM and other adult contemporary radio stations: “Give It Away.”
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
At least he has a solid crew of bangers: orange square, division sign, snorkel and “my boy, the goat” building with a horn on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 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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