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 Bango’rian Controversy.Banian or Banyan (A). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bang-up, or Slap-bang.
 
First-rate, thumping, as a “thumping legacy.” It is a slang punning synonym of thumping or striking. Slap-bang is double bang, or doubly striking.   1
 


 Bango’rian Controversy.Banian or Banyan (A). 

 
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