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banger

[bang-er] / ˈbæŋ ər /


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He deadpans through a drum and bass club banger on “Nice Shoes / In Your World,” and finally nails the analog-synth richness of his beloved Stereolab on the bleary, lovelorn single “The Feeling.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“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

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

"I reckoned it a banger," said the old man, complacently.

From I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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

But there are a few bangers in there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

His set was filled with wall-to-wall bangers including Think About Us, All This Time and a remix of Disclosure's You & Me.

From BBC May 22, 2026

As a show of gratitude to the girls and the gays, Os transforms from “Belladona” to Primadonna in vogue-ready house bangers like “Slay,” “Problemática,” and “Boom In Your Face.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

Wood smoke and oil fumes, bodies and cigarettes, bangers and beans, sweet and sour manure.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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