Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banger race

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: banger race
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Trouble began when he moved in permanently after having building work done and set up a banger race track."
"He made his neighbours' lives a misery earlier this year by staging late-night banger races on the three-acre field where he held the bonfire."
"Fed up with Formula One? Rebecca Feiner recommends an evening at the Banger races"
"A much-dented Ford Fiesta with broken windows serves as a reminder of the row with neighbours and council officials earlier this year over Carroll's habit of inviting friends round for late-night banger races on a three-acre field he bought at the rear of the house."
"This DVD is a showcase for several of those - including banger races featuring everything from caravans to Austin FX4 taxis via Ford Transits and Reliant Robins."
"The couple sought action after Mr Robinson's son and his friends allegedly staged banger races in old cars on the land surrounding their own smallholding."

Etymology

From the slang sense of banger (“an old, worn-out car”).

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

banger races (plural)

Phrases

banger racing

Frequently Paired Words

banger racing

Questions

What does banger race mean?: A motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another.
Where does banger race come from?: From the slang sense of banger (“an old, worn-out car”).

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