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bang·er

   [bang-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that bangs.
2.
British.
a.
Informal. a sausage.
b.
a firecracker.
Origin:
1650–60; bang1 + -er1
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banger (ˈbæŋə)
 
—n
1.  slang a sausage
2.  informal
 a.  an old decrepit car
 b.  (as modifier): banger racing
3.  a type of firework that explodes loudly

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Word Origin & History

banger
British slang for "a sausage," 1919, perhaps from sense of "a bludgeon," though this is recorded only in U.S. slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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banger definition


  1. n.
    the front bumper of a vehicle. (See also 4-banger.) : Other than a dent or two in the banger, this buggy's okay.
  2. n.
    a hypodermic syringe. (Drugs.) : Jed dropped his banger and really panicked when it broke.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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