A banger is a massive hit, a song with a strong beat that makes you want to dance. The word is approving: people use it to praise a track when chatting with friends, in texts and in comments. In an essay or IELTS Speaking, say a great song or a really catchy song.
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a (real/total/absolute) banger; this song/track is a banger; banger after banger
- Have you heard their new single? It's an absolute banger.
- The DJ played banger after banger, and nobody left the dance floor.
- This track was a total banger, they played it at every party last summer.
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First versionTheir new song is a bomb, I've played it ten times today.
RevisionTheir new song is a banger, I've played it ten times today.
Calling a song a bomb is risky: in American English, a bomb about a film or show means a flop, so your praise may sound like the opposite. A hit with a powerful beat is a banger.
In British English, banger also has everyday meanings: a sausage (bangers and mash is sausages with mashed potatoes) and an old, battered car: My first car was an old banger. The context tells you which meaning is intended: music, a party or a playlist means it's about a hit.
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Everyone rushed to the dance floor the moment the DJ put it on. That track is ___.
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a banger — Everyone rushed to dance as soon as the track came on, so it's excellent: a banger. Mid means so-so, and a so-so song doesn't fill the dance floor.
Describe a song you'd put on at a party. Say where you first heard it and why people will dance to it.
I first heard this song at my cousin's wedding, and it's a banger because the chorus makes everyone jump.
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