4-banger

four-banger

A name for a four-stroke (or four-cycle) engine, as is found in many cars. I need to get my four-banger tuned up one of these days.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

4-banger

n. a four-cycle engine. (see also banger.) Your 4-banger shouldn’t be so loud. How’s the muffler?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • four-banger
  • four-bits
  • four bits
  • four wheels
  • four-topper
  • topper
  • four
  • on all fours
  • four-leaf clover
  • all fours
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