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banger

[bang-er] / ˈbæŋ ər /


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“As long as you’re there with your mates, they’re playing an absolute banger, and you’re singing, it’s perfect.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Cut to minutes later, Michelle walking up and giving a banger of a speech.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

And Greece's Akylas had the most kaleidoscopic performance - sliding down a fireman's pole, raiding a bank vault and dancing with a Greek statue during his techno banger, Ferto.

From BBC May 17, 2026

“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.

From Salon May 10, 2026

For Sunday 'tis the Day o' days, When all the fish do as 'em plaise, While in the little port we prays A banger catch for Monday.

From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Bernard Moore

Only three Ramones songs ever made it to the Billboard Hot 100 — “Rockaway Beach,” “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” and “Do You Wanna Dance,” all absolute bangers that should be enshrined in the culture.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers from her latest album Midnight Sun, alongside a host of fan favourites like Stateside and Pretty Ugly.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Like everybody on that tour had bangers, so even me performing or being backstage and hearing Ja or hearing Nelly or hearing Chingy, it was a good tour.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

Lady Gaga, 39, made a splashy comeback to touring with "Mayhem," her collection of pop bangers with a dark edge that embraces her dramatic side.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

When she wants to know if I’m from London, I say cheers and aye up and bangers and mash, in what I think is a pretty convincing accent.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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