Banjo

//ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

    "I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee..."

  2. 2
    a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
  4. 4
    An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. slang
  5. 5
    A cul-de-sac with a round end. UK

    "They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up"."

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  1. 6
    A miner's round-nosed shovel.
  2. 7
    An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun as would a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo. Malaysia
  3. 8
    The frenulum of the penis. slang, vulgar
Verb
  1. 1
    To play a banjo.
  2. 2
    To beat, to knock down. British, slang, transitive

    "Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it."

  3. 3
    To shell or attack (a target). British, slang, transitive

    "Riding reported that on the day Mayne had asked for DZ coordinates, their base had been banjoed by the Germans."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.

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