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n. - Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing; (British informal) pork sausage.

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Usage examples (27)
  • A wall-banger is something that fails spectacularly on all three counts.
  • The banger was a very short but powerful looking Arab man in his 40s.
  • For a very old "banger," insurance pays €1,000 — not a huge sum, so the company does not send a detective.
  • I contacted him and no more than two days following our conversation I had myself a "banger" track to write to.
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