banger
bang·er [ ˈbaŋ-ər]
[ˈbaŋ-ər]
4 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
5 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 6 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
7 informal : an automobile or engine with a specified number of cylinders
—used in combinationWhen he first started driving Toyotas, they were four-bangers or V-6s …— Jerry Garrett
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//One of plenty of Foxes prodigies, Barnes earned himself three bonus points with two assists against Burnley, crossing for Jamie Vardy's equaliser before getting a slight touch before Youri Tielemans' banger.
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SI.com, "Fantasy Premier League: The Dream Team From Gameweek 9," 22 Oct. 2019
//The brewery will also be busting out their own in-house sauerkraut to dress the wurst and bangers.
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Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, "Winter Park brewery hosts all-you-can-eat Sausage Fest," 5 Oct. 2019
//View this post on Instagram Well @nikkilee901 came thru with these fly 70s summer bangers and @allanface face painted me up right and @highheelprncess got me this gorgeous flowing dress with some sassy ass boots.
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Maya Allen, Marie Claire, "Hilary Duff's New Haircut Will Make You Miss Lizzie McGuire," 27 June 2019
//In this incarnation, Tinlicker morphs the plucky alt-pop cacophony to a deep, dark progressive banger that's even richer than the original.
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Billboard Staff, Billboard, "First Spin: The Week's Best New Dance Tracks From Avicii & David Guetta, Tinlicker, Petit Biscuit & More," 23 Aug. 2019
//Jauz, meanwhile, hails from San Francisco, and ain't nothing cause tectonic destruction like a Bay Area banger.
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Kat Bein, Billboard, "Zeds Dead & Jauz 'Shake' The Club With Monster Collab: Listen," 10 Sep. 2019
//Bronze's most recent player of the match performance saw her set up a goal and score a long-range banger of her own against Norway on Thursday, paving the way for Tuesday night's pressure semi-final.
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SI.com, "Domino's Turn Leeds Store Bronze for Former Employee Turned Lionesses World Cup Hero," 2 July 2019
//The 23-year-old’s new album, Bloom, is bold, gay, and filled with bangers.
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Brennan Carley, GQ, "Troye Sivan Is on Top," 19 June 2018
//Andrew Veenstra, his face and arms a tapestry of racist gang-banger tattoos, gives Jason an unexpected vulnerability.
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Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, "Review: Guthrie’s ‘Floyd’s’ will leave you hungry for more — literally," 29 July 2019
First Known Use of banger
1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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More Synonyms and Antonyms ofbanger
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing
- bangers and mash is classic British pub cuisine
- bologna,
- frank,
- frankfurter,
- hot dog,
- kielbasa,
- knockwurst
- (also knackwurst),
- liver sausage
- (also liver pudding),
- liverwurst,
- pepperoni,
- salami,
- Vienna sausage,
- weenie,
- wiener
- (also weiner),
- wienerwurst