Definition of Banger

1. Noun. (British informal) pork sausage.


2. Noun. Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing.
Exact synonyms: Cracker, Firecracker
Specialized synonyms: Cannon Cracker, Cherry Bomb, Whizbang, Whizzbang
Generic synonyms: Firework, Pyrotechnic
Derivative terms: Bang, Crack

Definition of Banger

1. Noun. (British) : A firework that makes a bang. ¹

2. Noun. (British NZ slang) A sausage. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) An old, worn-out car. ¹

4. Noun. (US slang) A cylinder in a car. ¹

5. Noun. (US slang) A member of a gang, shortened version of the word gangbanger. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Banger

1. a sausage [n -S] - See also: sausage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Banger

bang on
bang out
bang straw
bang to rights
bang up
bang up cove
bangalore torpedo
bangarang
bangarangs
bangda
bangdas
banged
banged to rights
banged up
banger (current term)
bangers
bangers and mash
bangier
bangies
bangiest
banging
bangingly
bangings
bangiophyte
bangiophytes
bangkoks
bangle
bangle ear
bangle ears

Literary usage of Banger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"banger, 1901. 8vo. Bds., unc., Avery, A., Nov. 10, '19. (123) $15.00. Bds., unc., De Vinne, A., Jan. 12, '20. (709) $9.00. EDGE (Frederick Milnes). ..."

2. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1859)
"Yale banger, Nov. 1816. Never skin a lesson which it requires any ability to learn. ... Yale banger, Nov. 1846. Perhaps the youth who so barefacedly ..."

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