old banger

noun

A decrepit car.

Meanings

nounold banger (plural old bangers)

plural old bangers

  1. UKslangA 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: banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver

Synonyms & antonyms

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