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old banger

old banger noun: a decrepit car.

Noun

old banger (plural old bangers)

  1. (UK, slang) A decrepit car.
    • Mark: What? This old banger?
    • Sophie: Right, yeah. But it's not an old banger, is it Mark? It's a brand new Beamer.2003, Peep Show, Mark Makes a Friend

Synonyms of old banger

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Forms of old banger

pluralold bangers

Questions about old banger

What does old banger mean?
Old banger means a decrepit car.
What part of speech is old banger?
Old banger is a noun.
What is the plural of old banger?
The plural of old banger is old bangers.

Words near old banger in the dictionary

  1. old bag
  2. old bags
  3. Old Bailey
  4. old ball
  5. old balls
  6. old banger
  7. old bangers
  8. Old Bar
  9. Old Barag
  10. Old Basford
  11. Old Basing

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