bang in v. to call in sick to work; (hence), to take a day off from work under false pretenses. Editorial Note: This is probably related to bang the books ‘to commit time and attendance fraud,’ which at least one source indicates is part of FBI jargon. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital is a sensuous, exhilarating meditation about the strangeness of life on a space station, with its mix of tedious tasks and jaw-dropping views. And: a musician who rode the rails in his youth shares the slang he...
Steve, a singer-songwriter from Rock Springs, Wyoming, shares some slang he picked up while months riding the rails and busking. Spanging refers to panhandling, from asking for “spare change.” The term bull refers to a type of security...