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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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BANGRY, n. (See quot.) [′baŋri]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Bangry, in phrase: "To win the b[angry] — i.e. to get the best share of something, to get the better of somebody."

[Origin obscure. Cf. banger in Eng. dial. = something very big of its kind, a big lie.]

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