"banjo string" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: banjo strings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} banjo string (plural banjo strings)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see banjo, string.
    Sense id: en-banjo_string-en-noun-WOeREgy2
  2. (British, vulgar, slang) The frenulum of the penis. Tags: British, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-banjo_string-en-noun-NAMztMSS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Inflected forms

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