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banjo
noun- a generously proportioned sandwich or filled roll UK, 1961
In military use in forms such as an “egg banjo” or a “chip banjo”. - [A] large, thick slice of bread topped with a thick slice of cheese. — W. Mitford, Lovely She Goes, 1969
- I could smell the odour of egg banjos (fried egg sandwiches) and chips coming from the cookhouse. — Andy McNab, Immediate Action, p. 22, 1995
- in prison, any food that has been acquired by illicit means UK
- — Paul Tempest, Lag’s Lexicon, p. 9, 1950
- a shovel UK, 1918
- Well, the only kind of music you’ll make around here’ll be with a pick and banjo. — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 35, 1946
- — American Speech, p. 273, December 1954: ‘Fire terms: additional words and definitions’
- — Harvey Shepherd, Dictionary of Railway Slang, 1964
- the rear end of a car or truck US, 1971
- — Lewis Poteet, Car & Motorcyle Slang, p. 23, 1992
- in rugby, a head-high tackle NEW ZEALAND
- — David McGill, David McGill’s Complete Kiwi Slang Dictionary, p. 11, 1998
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