bang v. in baseball, to call off a game because of inclement weather. Editorial Note: This verb is usually transitive: bang a game. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the notion of a judge banging a gavel, an act of finality comparable to a referee deciding to end a game prematurely. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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