# bang out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.
2. To eject.
3. To celebrate (a fellow printing or newspaper industry worker) to mark their completion of an apprenticeship or their retirement by (formerly) hitting metal furniture in the printing room or (more recently) hitting one's desk in the newsroom.
4. To beat up (someone).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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