"bang out" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Clipping of bang out of order Etymology templates: {{m|en|bang}} bang, {{m|en|out of order}} out of order Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bang out (not comparable)
  1. (UK, slang) Completely unacceptable. Tags: UK, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-bang_out-en-adj-UXQqVvyi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 8 4 35 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: en-au-bang out.ogg [Australia] Forms: bang outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bang out (plural bang outs)
  1. (slang) Someone who works or studies seemingly way too much. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bang_out-en-noun-WlpNP0o4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: en-au-bang out.ogg [Australia] Forms: bangs out [present, singular, third-person], banging out [participle, present], banged out [participle, past], banged out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bang out (third-person singular simple present bangs out, present participle banging out, simple past and past participle banged out)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to do something quickly): bâcler (French), traiter par dessous la jambe (French), torcher (French), zusammenschustern (english: physical product) (German), herauswürgen (english: something immaterial yet concrete, e.g., song, speech) (German), zusammenstöpseln (German), raushauen (German), chapucear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bang_out-en-verb-clDllsOb Disambiguation of 'to do something quickly': 100 0 0
  2. (intransitive, aviation, slang) To eject. Tags: intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-bang_out-en-verb-YBz~Zv~G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 8 4 35 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 12 7 50 31 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (transitive, British, printing) To celebrate (a fellow printing or newspaper industry worker) to mark their completion of an apprenticeship or their retirement by (formerly) hitting metal furniture in the printing room or (more recently) hitting one's desk in the newsroom. Tags: British, transitive Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-bang_out-en-verb-RrbzhQ0K Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 8 4 35 31 Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    "English uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bang"
      },
      "expansion": "bang",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "out of order"
      },
      "expansion": "out of order",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of bang out of order",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "bang out (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Completely unacceptable."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, slang) Completely unacceptable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "not-comparable",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bang out"
}

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