banger
Americannoun
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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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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
“You saw, when he came in, the impact he had,” said Sebastian Berhalter, whose banger in the 49th minute tied the match.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
"Call me queen, though I'm not royal," declares Essyla on Belgium's brooding pop banger, Dancing On the Ice.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
And singer Rose, a multiple Grammy nominee this year for "APT," her banger collab with Bruno Mars, wore a chic strapless black dress with a high slit and an outsized bird brooch at her waist.
From Barron's ● May 5, 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 Moore, Bernard
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
As a show of gratitude to the girls and the gays, Os transforms from “Belladona” to Primadonna in vogue-ready house bangers like “Slay,” “Problemática,” and “Boom In Your Face.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
It did not exist when Peake, who enjoyed bangers and mash and chicken curry in space, was a member.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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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