banging

bang·ing
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/ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ//ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ//ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/

noun

The action or sound of something that bangs.

“Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!”

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

verb

alternative slang bangin'

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bang

    He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time!

    1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Moe Greene (Alex Rocco)
nounbanging (countable and uncountable, plural bangings)

plural bangings · alternative slang bangin'

  1. countableuncountableThe action or sound of something that bangs.

    Strange bangings in the old house were ascribed to a poltergeist.

    1 more example

    The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away.

  2. countableslanguncountableA session of sexual intercourse.
adjective

alternative slang bangin'

  1. slangExcellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.

    Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!

    1 more example

    I was thinking maybe there's this banging burrito place in Brixton we could go to.

    2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane, spoken by Yas (Vivian Oparah)
  2. colloquialdatedHuge; great in size.

    I was always considered Homer's account of the Nepenthe as a Banging lie.

    1871, Eliza Meteyard, A Group of Englishmen

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used informally) very large

nounthe act of subjecting to strong attack

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German toll, stark
  • tollexcellent
  • starkexcellent
  • großartigexcellent

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with banging

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APA

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MLA

“banging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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