different between banger vs fanger

English

Etymology

From bang +? -er. The sausages were so called because of their excess water content and impervious skin, leading to the risk of explosion if not punctured before cooking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæ?(?)?(?)/

  Rhymes: -æ??(r)

Noun

banger (plural bangers)

1. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
   1. (slang) A person who has sex.
      • 2008, Dewan Gibson, The Imperfect Enjoyment (page 177)

        He is also a former international chick banger.

2. (Britain) A firework that makes a bang.
3. (Britain, slang) A woman's breast.
4. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, slang) A sausage.

   Synonym: (Australia) snag

5. (slang) An old, worn-out car.

   Synonyms: bucket, beater, hooptie, jalopy, wreck, crock, shitbox

6. (US, slang) A cylinder in a car.

7. (US, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
   • 2011, Jeff Change, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (page 420)

     Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream.

8. (Britain, slang) A powerfully energetic piece of music, especially dance music.
   • 2008, Billboard (volume 120, number 32, page 44)

     Morris' melding of influences ranging from mid-'80s computer technology to Baltimore club bangers to the U.K. rave scene has cemented his reputation as one of London's most formidable DJs.

   • 2012, Mike Skinner, The Story of The Streets (page 31)

     'lce Ice Baby' was an absolute banger, though, wasn't it? And knowing the history of that song, it had proper rap credentials.

9. (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.

Translations

Anagrams

• Bergan, graben

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???r

Adjective

banger

1. Comparative form of bang

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

banger

1. inflection of bang:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Maranao

Verb

banger

1. to bite

Synonyms

• bangi'
• bangit

English

Etymology

From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang +? -er. Cognate with Old High German fangari (“fanger; one who takes”).

Noun

fanger (plural fangers)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A receiver.
2. (obsolete) A helper; protector.

Danish

Verb

fanger

1. present of fange

Noun

fanger

1. indefinite plural of fange

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian finger. Cognates include West Frisian finger.

Noun

fanger m (plural fangern)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) (anatomy) finger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb fange +? -er

Noun

fanger m (definite singular fangeren, indefinite plural fangere, definite plural fangerne)

1. a person or object that catches something, literally a catcher

Derived terms

• hvalfanger
• solfanger
• støtfanger

Etymology 2

Noun

fanger m pl

1. indefinite plural of fange

Etymology 3

Verb

fanger

1. present of fange

See also

• fangar (Nynorsk)

References

• “fanger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fanger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).