Noun: banger
| Singular | banger |
| Plural | bangers |
Sample Sentences
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He is also a former international chick banger. [2008, Dewan Gibson, The Imperfect Enjoyment, page 177:]
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He drives a little four-banger to work.
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My frequencies are transient and resonate your eardrums / I make bangers, not anthems [2002, Mike Skinner, “Let's Push Things Forward”, in Original Pirate Material, performed by The Streets:]
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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:]
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'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:]
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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 26, Harvey Randall, “Best Tactics 2024: Tactical Breach Wizards”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 42; published online 21 December 2024:]
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can’t stop getting bangers
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[…] 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:]
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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:]
Nouns inflected like banger
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
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.
Verbs referencing "banger"
Dutch Nouns
banger, Finnish Nouns
bängeri.