banger
 bang‧er/ˈbæŋə $ -ər/ noun [COUNTABLE] British English informal
1. a sausage:
▪ bangers and mash (=sausages and mashed potato)
2. an old car in bad condition:
▪ an old banger
3. a type of noisy firework
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
 ADJECTIVE
old
▪ He had an old banger of his own, bought with Philip Arbuthnot's legacy.
▪ Young people often steal the most attractive and new models rather than old bangers.
▪ Well, it was half true, he was checking out an old banger.
▪ They nearly came to scratching each other because Janice says they've only got an old banger.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ By the late Sixties, an was an exotic banger.
▪ Collect the matches, banger and coin. 37.
▪ I have known rocks become oblivious to both the old type of scarecrow and its modern equivalent, the automatic banger.
▪ It complements a banger perfectly and will make you forget the November chill.
▪ Light banger with matches. 38.
▪ Magic is more of a banger.
▪ Plus there are adhesive strips, banger strips, mottos and hats - everything you need for a cracking cracker.
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