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

I’m sure there are some people who just type out bangers from their stream of consciousness, but those writers are definitely few and far between.

From Search Engine Land

Creator Nida Manzoor packs the six-episode season with authentic portraits of friendship, romance and the sheer joy of collective creativity—not to mention a few absolute pop-punk bangers.

From Time

Before, when we would do videos, say a three-minute video segment, it better be your bangers.

From Washington Post

The other tracks from the release are bangers in their own fashion, packed with punchy rap verses that the members helped to write.

From Time

The nine-mile loop to 3,200-foot Old Rag promises a prominent rocky summit with banger views.

From Outside Online

But their exuberant club banger “I Love It,” about a woman scorned, was the girl-power anthem of 2012.

From The Daily Beast

Where was Tyson, a critically acclaimed film about another, more famous, banger of heads?

From The Daily Beast

A hard master—a driver—and quick with his feet and hands—a regular sailor banger!

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Banger had risen—being, in fact, pulled up by a friend on either side, and poked up by a friend behind.

From Project Gutenberg

Do not for a moment suppose, General Mitchener, that Mrs. Banger represents my views on the suffrage question.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Banger is a masculine woman of forty, with a powerful voice and great physical strength.

From Project Gutenberg

He has softened Mrs. Banger by a proposal of marriage in which he appears to be perfectly in earnest.

From Project Gutenberg

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