English Explanatory Dictionary

banger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
  2. A firework that makes a bang.
  3. A person who has sex.
  4. An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
  5. A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
  6. A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
  7. Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
  8. A good or popular post.
  9. One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
  10. One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
  11. A woman's breast.
  12. A man's penis.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæŋ.əː/ [ˈbæŋ.əː] EN-AU ck1 banger.ogg /ˈbæŋ.ɚ/ [ˈbæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋ.ɹ̩] /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɚ/ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɹ̩] /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɚ/ [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-banger.wav

Word forms

banger bangers

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.

Synonyms

bucket beater hooptie jalopy wreck crock shitbox rustbucket banger bucket of bolts bucket of rust clunker crate flivver junker lemon old banger rattletrap shed shitpot shitcan shitbucket tin Lizzie heater breasts snag

Derived words

banger race banger racing bear banger Bible banger cod-banger earbanger headbanger old banger wrist banger

Translations

Finnish: paukuttaja Finnish: panija Finnish: nussija Finnish: hässijä Finnish: panomies Finnish: pytty Finnish: bängeri Finnish: jytä Finnish: rock Chinese Mandarin: 神曲 Czech: hit Czech: pecka French: tube German: Brett Japanese: 神曲 Spanish: temazo Spanish: rolona Swedish: panglåt Swedish: dängare
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