Bangers and mash
noun
a dish of sausages and mashed potatoes
Examples
Bangers and mash is a popular winter dish served in pubs.
Word Origin
banger, slang for sausage, from 1919
Usage Note
informal; cooking
noun phrase
A minor car accident; bumper-thumper, fender-bender
[1990s+; an adaptation of the British food phrase bangers and mash, ”sausages and mashed potatoes,” probably triggered by banger, ”a car”]
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