banger

Thân thiện

A child holds a lit banger in a garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • (British informal) A pork sausage: A type of food made from seasoned minced pork, typically encased in a skin and often cooked by frying or grilling.
   • A firework that makes a loud bang: A small explosive firework consisting of a charge and a fuse inside a heavy paper tube, designed to produce a sudden, loud noise.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Food):

  • We had bangers and mash for dinner. (We had sausages and mashed potatoes for dinner.)
  • He cooked the bangers on the barbecue. (He cooked the sausages on the barbecue.)

• Noun (Firework):

  • The children were scared by the loud banger. (The children were scared by the loud firework.)
  • It is illegal to set off bangers in the city center. (It is illegal to ignite loud fireworks in the city center.)

Advanced Usage

• "Like bangers": Used informally to describe something that is very successful or popular, often in rapid succession.

  • Their last three singles have gone off like bangers. (Their last three singles have been very successful hits.)

• "A banger of a...": (Slang) An excellent or exciting example of something, especially a song.

  • That track is a real banger of a tune. (That song is a really excellent, energetic tune.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bangers and mash: (Noun phrase) A common British dish consisting of sausages and mashed potatoes.
• Banging: (Adjective, slang) Excellent, exciting, or very good.

Synonyms

• Sausage: (For the food meaning) A more general term.
• Firecracker: (For the firework meaning) A firework designed to make a loud noise.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs/Idioms)

• "To go off like a banger": To happen suddenly, explosively, or successfully.
  • The party really went off like a banger after midnight. (The party became very lively and successful after midnight.)

Related Idioms

• "Not worth a banger": (British, informal) Describing something as having very little or no value.
  • That old car isn't worth a banger now. (That old car has very little monetary value now.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
2. (British informal) pork sausage

Từ đồng nghĩa

• firecracker
• cracker