banjo

n. a musical instrument with a round body, a long neck, and four or five strings that you pluck.

n. a stringed musical instrument featuring a circular body with a parchment or plastic membrane stretched over it, typically played by plucking or strumming.

“He played a fast tune on his banjo during the folk music festival.”

“The bluegrass ensemble featured a virtuoso banjo player whose rapid finger-picking style defined the group's energetic sound.”

n. a type of shovel with a round end, often used by miners.

n. a round-nosed shovel, so named for its visual resemblance to the musical instrument.

“The worker used a banjo to move the loose gravel into the truck.”

“In the local mining community, the term banjo was commonly used to refer to the heavy, round-ended shovels used in the pits.”

Technical · Dialect

v. to hit someone very hard or to defeat them completely.

v. to physically assault, strike, or decisively defeat an opponent.

“He got banjoed in a fight outside the pub last night.”

“The local team got absolutely banjoed in the final, losing by six goals to a much stronger side.”

British English · Slang

v. to attack a place with heavy weapons or bombs.

v. to subject a target to heavy shelling or a concentrated military attack.

“The artillery units started to banjo the enemy positions at dawn.”

“The sergeant ordered the unit to banjo the bunker until the resistance was neutralized.”

British English · Slang · Technical