banger

English

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæŋ.ə(ɹ)/
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Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ)
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Noun

banger (plural bangers)

A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
1. (British) A firework that makes a bang.
2. (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
  Coordinate terms: bang, gangbang, gangbanger
  - 2008, Dewan Gibson, The Imperfect Enjoyment, page 177:
    He is also a former international chick banger.
3. (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
  Synonyms: bucket, beater, hooptie, jalopy, wreck, crock, shitbox, rustbucket; see also Thesaurus:old car
4. (US, automotive, 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.
5. (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
6. (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
(British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
(British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
(British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
Synonym: (Australia) snag

bangers and mash
(US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- 2011, Jeff Change, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, page 420:
  Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream.
(music, slang) A powerfully energetic piece of music, especially dance music.
- 2002, Mike Skinner (lyrics and music), “Let's Push Things Forward”, in Original Pirate Material, performed by The Streets:
  My frequencies are transient and resonate your eardrums / I make bangers, not anthems
- 2008, Billboard, volume 120, number 32, page 44:
  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.
- 2012, Mike Skinner, The Story of The Streets, page 31:
  'Ice Ice Baby' was an absolute banger, though, wasn't it? And knowing the history of that song, it had proper rap credentials.
(slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
(military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.