banged out

Rapidly typed up

Banged out means produced quickly and without much refinement.

A writer bangs out an article on deadline, a musician bangs out a rough demo.

The phrase suggests energetic, workmanlike output rather than careful craftsmanship: I banged out a few emails before the meeting.

In British slang, banged out can also mean exhausted or worn out.

Related

jammed · slammed · thumped · strummed · rough draft · rough and ready · riffed · drummed · knocked together · hit · improvised · struck · dashed · hustled · belted · battered · cobbled together · thrown together

Opposites
care and craftsmanship

banged outpolished

Smooth, refined, accomplished

refined · perfected · honed · workshopped · curated

speed of production

banged outcarefully considered

mulled over · incubated · gestated

Family

bang, banged, banging, bangs, banger, bangers, out, outed, outing

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