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 === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbæŋ.əː/, [ˈbæŋ.əː] (rhotic) (General American) (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈbæŋ.ɚ/, [ˈbæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋ.ɹ̩] (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɚ/, [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɹ̩]; /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɚ/, [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɹ̩] Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ) Hyphenation: bang‧er === Noun === banger (plural bangers) A thing or person which bangs, in any sense. (UK) A firework that makes a bang. (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex. Coordinate terms: bang, gangbang, gangbanger (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 (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. (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music. Synonym: heater (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing. (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post. (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw. (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end. (UK, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast. (UK, sexuality, slang) A man's penis. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage. Synonym: (Australia) snag Coordinate term: bangers and mash (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang. (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo. (soccer) A spectacular goal. ==== Synonyms ==== (breast): See Thesaurus:breasts. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Estonian: bänger → Finnish: bängeri ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Bergan, graben == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English banger. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɛŋər/ ==== Noun ==== banger m (plural bangers, diminutive bangertje n) (informal) banger (energetic, high-quality song) Zijn laatste single is wel echt een bangertje. ― His last single really is a banger. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɑŋər/ Rhymes: -ɑŋər ==== Adjective ==== banger comparative degree of bang == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === banger inflection of bang: strong/mixed nominative masculine singular strong genitive/dative feminine singular strong genitive plural == Maranao == === Verb === banger to bite ==== Synonyms ==== bangi' bangit