What does "banger" mean?
A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; A firework that makes a bang.
Banger
/ˈbæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; A firework that makes a bang.
- Grammar: banger is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: cracker, firecracker, chart topper, hit.
- Useful contrasts: dud, flop, quiet.
- Usage evidence: Do you seriously plan on getting yourself this old banger?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; A firework that makes a bang. British
- 2 firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing wordnet
- 3 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; A person who has sex. slang
"He is also a former international chick banger."
- 4 (British informal) pork sausage wordnet
- 5 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises. slang
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- 6 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing. US, slang
"He drives a little four-banger to work."
- 7 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music. idiomatic, slang
"My frequencies are transient and resonate your eardrums / I make bangers, not anthems"
- 8 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; Any particularly good or pleasing thing. broadly, slang
- 9 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; Any particularly good or pleasing thing.; A good or popular post. Internet, also, attributive, broadly, slang
"can’t stop getting bangers"
- 10 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- 11 A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.; One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- 12 A woman's breast. British, slang
"[…] yet not only was Gok able to tell her that her 'bangers' were amazing: he buried his head in her cleavage. No other man on television would have been able to get away with that."
- 13 A man's penis. British, slang
- 14 A sausage. Australia, British, New-Zealand, slang
- 15 Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang. US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
"Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream."
- 16 A Bangalore torpedo. slang
- 17 A spectacular goal.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Do you seriously plan on getting yourself this old banger?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "banger"?
Common synonyms include: cracker, firecracker, chart topper, hit, link, pork sausage.
How do you use "banger" in a sentence?
Do you seriously plan on getting yourself this old banger?
How do you pronounce "banger"?
Pronounced /ˈbæŋ.ə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
From bang + -er. The sausages were so called because of their excess water content and impervious skin, leading to the risk of explosion if not punctured before cooking.