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British
: sausage
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British
: firecracker
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British
: jalopy
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informal
: a forceful and aggressive athlete
Williamson, the 6- 7, 245-pound forward, is a versatile banger who loves to play inside and has a deft shooting touch.—
William C. Phoden
William C. Phoden5
slang
: a member of a street gang : gangbanger
He is disciplined, regimented, right down to the humiliating yet soothing ritual of picking up after his dog as he walks through the hood, past scornful young bangers …—Mike Newirth
Mike Newirth6
slang
: an energetic song that is very striking or extraordinary
… it's a near-perfect hip-hop album for 2008, loaded with hardcore bangers, pop-friendly hooks, party anthems and confessional lyrics …—Chuck Arnold
Chuck Arnold7
informal
: an automobile or engine with a specified number of cylinders
—used in combination
When he first started driving Toyotas, they were four-bangers or V-6s …—Jerry Garrett
Jerry GarrettExamples of banger in a Sentence
bangers and mash is classic British pub cuisine
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Luongo was the guest drummer banger ahead of Game 7 of the Cup Final last season, which Florida eventually won 2-1 to claim its first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
The team has chosen the banger as a post-win anthem that blasts the team’s locker room after defeating opponents.
—David Close, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Fort Tilden Cooler Bartender Andrew Rice of N.Y.C.’s Attaboy took the template of a Tom Collins—gin, lemon juice, sugar, and soda, itself foundationally refreshing and the original summer banger—and twisted it in two delicious ways.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
The startlingly handsome Laxe, whose nihilistic banger of a film shared the third place Jury Prize with another early standout, Sound of Falling, shared a story about the possible histories of his own mixed background to a cab driver.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
The team has chosen the banger as a post-win anthem that blasts the team’s locker room after defeating opponents.
—David Close, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Fort Tilden Cooler Bartender Andrew Rice of N.Y.C.’s Attaboy took the template of a Tom Collins—gin, lemon juice, sugar, and soda, itself foundationally refreshing and the original summer banger—and twisted it in two delicious ways.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
The startlingly handsome Laxe, whose nihilistic banger of a film shared the third place Jury Prize with another early standout, Sound of Falling, shared a story about the possible histories of his own mixed background to a cab driver.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2025
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“Banger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banger. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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