banger
nounAU, UK /ˈbæŋ.ə/ · /ˈbæŋ.ɚ/
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.
15 senses
- 1A firework that makes a bang.
- 2A person who has sex.
- 3An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one…
- 4A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an…
- 5A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially…
- 6Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- 7A good or popular post.
- 8One of the rocks that end up crashing against another…
- 9One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- 10A woman's breast.
- 11A man's penis.
- 12A sausage.
- 13Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- 14A Bangalore torpedo.
- 15A spectacular goal.
› A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
UK A firework that makes a bang.
- He is also a former international chick banger.2008, Dewan Gibson, The Imperfect Enjoyment, page 177:
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles Slang An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles US, Slang A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- He drives a little four-banger to work.
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Idiomatic, Slang A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- My frequencies are transient and resonate your eardrums / I make bangers, not anthems2002, Mike Skinner, “Let's Push Things Forward”, in Original Pirate Material, performed by The Streets:
- Morris' melding of influences ranging from mid-'80s computer technology to Baltimore club bangers to the U.K. rave scene has cemented his reputation as one of London's most formidable DJs.2008, Billboard, volume 120, number 32, page 44:
1 more example
- 'Ice Ice Baby' was an absolute banger, though, wasn't it? And knowing the history of that song, it had proper rap credentials.2012, Mike Skinner, The Story of The Streets, page 31:
Broadly, Slang Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- When the only problem a game gives me is that I wish there was more of it, I can confidently say it's a banger.2025 February 23, Harvey Randall, “Best Tactics 2024: Tactical Breach Wizards”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 42; published online 21 December 2024:
› A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. › Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
› A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
Ball games, Curling, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
Ball games, Curling, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- […] yet not only was Gok able to tell her that her 'bangers' were amazing: he buried his head in her cleavage. No other man on television would have been able to get away with that.2010, Emily Herbert, Gok Wan: The Biography:
Food, Lifestyle Australia, New Zealand, UK, Slang A sausage.
- Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream.2011, Jeff Change, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, page 420:
Government, Military, Politics, War Slang A Bangalore torpedo.
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A spectacular goal.
- Synonyms
- breasts
- Derived terms
- banger race, banger racing, bear banger, Bible banger, cod-banger, earbanger, headbanger, old banger, wrist banger