(chiefly, _, UK) The act of participating in a banger race ("a motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another").
(chiefly, _, UK) The act of participating in a banger race ("a motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another").
Even when he excelled at his favourite hobby of banger racing he attracted little attention and earned the reputation of being shy and introverted.
"banger racing" means: The act of participating in a banger race ("a motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another").. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(chiefly, _, UK) A motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another.
(UK, slang) A decrepit car.
A British slang term for a car that is old, dilapidated, and unreliable — the kind that rattles, backfires, and is held together more by luck than engineering. Typically used affectionately or with resigned humor about a vehicle that has clearly seen better days. 'Banger' on its own is widely used to mean the same thing, while 'old banger' adds emphasis on the vehicle's age. The term is common in everyday British speech and frequently appears in discussions of student cars, first cars, and bargain vehicles.
A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
"banger racing" means: The act of participating in a banger race ("a motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another").. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"banger racing" means: The act of participating in a banger race ("a motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another").. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in
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