bang on

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adjective

chiefly British
: exactly correct or appropriate

bang on

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verb

banged on; banging on; bangs on

intransitive verb

British, informal
: to talk repeatedly or continuously about something
usually used with about
I love fatherhood—I could bang on about kids forever.Guy Ritchie

Examples of bang on in a Sentence

Adjective a London theatre critic who can generally be relied upon for his bang on assessments of new plays in the West End
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Adjective
Many times each day, and sometimes during the night, the old woman would bang on my door, anguished, calling out for her son: Peter, Peter! Miriam Toews september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025 During their investigation, police learned the suspect, Damon Wolfe, 58, left his home after hearing a loud bang on his door. Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors. Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 On Saturday morning, police received several calls of someone banging on doors, wandering through backyards and ultimately burglarizing a home on Ettrick Street, near Martin’s family home not far from the Oakland Zoo. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang on

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1943, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bang on was in 1943

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“Bang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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