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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.

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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