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banger.

A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbæŋ.ə/Australia, Received-Pronunciation[ˈbæŋ.ə]Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈbæŋ.ɚ/[ˈbæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋ.ɹ̩]
  1. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. A firework that makes a bang.

    UK
  2. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. A person who has sex.

    slang
  3. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

    slang
  4. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.

    US · slang
    He drives a little four-banger to work.
  5. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.

    idiomatic · slang
  6. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. Any particularly good or pleasing thing.

    broadly · slang
  7. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. Any particularly good or pleasing thing. A good or popular post.

    Internet · also · attributive · broadly · slang
    can’t stop getting bangers
  8. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.

  9. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.

  10. A woman's breast.

    UK · slang
  11. A man's penis.

    UK · slang
  12. A sausage.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK · slang
  13. Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
  14. A Bangalore torpedo.

    slang
  15. A spectacular goal.

Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.