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# banger

«banger» in Mova's school dictionary: **A sausage** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a banger, bangers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, informal) A sausage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#m1)

2) (informal) A firework that makes a loud bang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#m2)

3) (UK, informal) An old car in bad condition that often makes noises. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#m3)

4) (slang) A really good, exciting song, usually loud and catchy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

A very British everyday word: «bangers and mash» is a classic school-dinner and pub meal. On Bonfire Night children are warned that bangers are dangerous and should only be lit by adults. In slang, teenagers call a great song «an absolute banger». In stories an «old banger» is a cheap, rattling car.

### examples

- We had bangers and mash for tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x1)
- Dad's old banger broke down on the motorway again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x2)
- The neighbours set off bangers at midnight and the dog hid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x3)
- Never hold a banger in your hand after it is lit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x4)
- This new song is an absolute banger! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x5)
- The school canteen serves veggie bangers on Fridays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x6)
- Uncle Pete drove a rusty banger with no radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/#x7)

### note

Countable: one banger, two bangers. Mostly UK and Australian/NZ use for «sausage». The «song» sense is slang; in formal writing say «a hit song». Fireworks called bangers are banned for sale to children in many places.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «banger» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.