banger

[bang-er] /ˈbæŋ ər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that bangs.
2.
British.
  1. Informal. a sausage.
  2. a firecracker.
Origin
1650-60; bang1 + -er1
Examples from the web for banger
  • It's price cheaper for four-banger and hybrid models.
British Dictionary definitions for banger

banger

/ˈbæŋə/
noun (Brit)
1.
(slang) a sausage
2.
(informal)
  1. an old decrepit car
  2. (as modifier): banger racing
3.
a type of firework that explodes loudly
Word Origin and History for banger
n.

British English slang for "a sausage," 1919, perhaps from sense of "a bludgeon," though this is recorded only in U.S. slang.

Slang definitions & phrases for banger

banger

noun
  1. A cylinder in an automobile engine: a souped-up four-banger (1950s+ Hot rodders)
  2. A car, esp an old and decrepit vehicle; heap, jalopy: this wonderful banger (1960s+)
  3. The front bumper of a vehicle
  4. gangbanger: Lots of bangers living here (1980s+ Los Angeles gangs)
Related Terms

bible-banger, bit banger, four-banger, wallbanger