bang

bang
 v.— «The baseball slang for canceling a game is to “bang it.”» —“A Win Worth Its Wait ; Rain Halts Long Enough For Mariners To Secure Victory” by David Andriesen Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Wash.) May 16, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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