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banger

[bang-er] / ˈbæŋ ər /


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To be precise, the song in question is titled “Ain’t in L.A.” — a woozy banger from the 22-year-old’s buzzy debut album, “Prima.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Press a banger, because it’s too good to live on a screen,” Suno wrote on its website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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

Now he's taken that alphabet and turned it into a certified Eurovision banger.

From BBC ● May 15, 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

But there are a few bangers in there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

And yet, a few Red Hot bangers manage to endlessly caravan in and out of lives because they’re in constant rotation on Jack FM and other adult contemporary radio stations: “Give It Away.”

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

Around 163 million people tuned in to last year's contest, which offered songs ranging from ebullient bangers to soulful ballads.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 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

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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