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

The five-piece, who've been setting chart records over in the US, jetted in for their first-ever UK performance, a mash-up of Chasing Lightning and the 90s house banger Crazy.

From BBC

She also highlighted the unexpected pop banger, Drone: Nodrone - one of Mary’s picks - as the album’s “crowning glory”.

From BBC

Shaboozey brought a regal, trap-infused croon to the banger “Spaghettii,” and a nimble R&B run to “Sweet Honey Buckiin’,” each highlights of an album bearing witness to a Black culture intertwined with American cowboy archetypes.

From Los Angeles Times

The schedule starts with a banger: “Sunday Night Football” against the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times

I can’t get the Paris 2024 theme song out of my head — sorry, but it’s a banger — and I’ve had to repeatedly resist the urge to attempt a wolf turn on my kitchen floor.

From Los Angeles Times

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