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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 … 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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That 33-30 OT banger is worth revisiting, even if both rosters have changed in the subsequent years.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
But even summarizing the first absolute banger of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival this way threatens to boil the film down to its themes and its craft, the way Kris does with the original Camp Miasma, at the cost of delving into the experience of watching it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Just an absolute banger back in the mid-2000s.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Whatever emerges from the bubbling oil of the fryer — fish and chips; thick, thin and curly fries; Scotch eggs and bangers — is immaculately fried.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
But even summarizing the first absolute banger of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival this way threatens to boil the film down to its themes and its craft, the way Kris does with the original Camp Miasma, at the cost of delving into the experience of watching it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Just an absolute banger back in the mid-2000s.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Whatever emerges from the bubbling oil of the fryer — fish and chips; thick, thin and curly fries; Scotch eggs and bangers — is immaculately fried.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for banger
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“Banger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banger. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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