banging

banging
• a 'rave culture' term meaning exciting, powerful etc. Has replaced terms such as 'kicking' and 'slammin'. A typical example of the term being used would be when a clubber says a DJ was playing 'banging choons' (a lively full-on set).

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  • Banging — Bang ing, a. Huge; great in size. [Colloq.] Forby. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Banging — can refer to;*Slang for sexual coitus. *Intravenous drug use. *The act of percussion upon surfaces. *Kinds of knocking or loud recurring sounds such as engine knocking …   Wikipedia

  • banging — 1. noun /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/ The action of the verb to bang. The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away. 2. adjective /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/ Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great …   Wiktionary

  • banging — 1) adj exciting, powerful. Like its contemporar ies kicking and slamming, this term was in vogue from the early 1990s, especially among devotees of rave culture. ► one banging gig ► I tell you, it was banging. 2) n American a shooting. An item of …   Contemporary slang

  • Banging — Bang Bang (b[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banging}.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw. b[*a]ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.] 1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • banging — adj. Banging is used with these nouns: ↑noise …   Collocations dictionary

  • banging — See car banging …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • banging — mod. good; exciting. □ We had a banging good time at the concert …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Banging the Drum — Infobox Album | Name = Banging the Drum Type = Album Artist = Scream Released = 1986 Recorded = October 1985 January 1986 May 1986 Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 40:19 Label = Dischord Records Producer = John Loder Ian MacKaye Don Zientara… …   Wikipedia

  • banging\ like\ an\ 8-0-8 — Sexy in every sense of the word. It s been used in Beastie Boy and Beck songs. Just plain 8 0 8 can be used, too. She s looking like a hot date, selling lots of real estate, feeling like jail bait, banging like an 8 0 8.... Beck, Hollywood Freaks …   Dictionary of american slang

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