banjo UK /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/US /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/noun 7verb 3forms 4 noun7 •A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee... •Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard. •(UK) A cul-de-sac with a round end.They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up". — 1963 •A miner's round-nosed shovel. •(slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. •(Malaysia) An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun like a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo. •(slang, vulgar) The frenulum of the penis. verb3 •To play a banjo. •(UK, slang) To beat, to knock down.Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it. — 1989 •(UK, slang) To shell or attack (a target).Riding reported that on the day Mayne had asked for DZ coordinates, their base had been banjoed by the Germans. — 2008 formsbanjoed · banjoing · banjos · banjoes