ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Banjo

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Banjo is a noun meaning Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.

Meaning

Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.

(UK, Dagenham) A cul-de-sac with a round end.
(mining) A miner's round-nosed shovel.
(Malaysia) An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun as would a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo.
To play a banjo.
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
(slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
(slang, vulgar) The frenulum of the penis.

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjo.

"Me and other folk were just trying to get the boot in and some other guy banjoed [decked] him”.

Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it.

Related dictionary entries include joint, picking, banjo-mandolin, banjolele, banjolin, banjoing.

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