バンバン

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Meanings

with a bang bang; repeated loud noise

Mimetic adverb for repeated loud, sharp sounds like hammering, gunfire, or explosions.

at a mad pace; vigorously; like crazy

Describes doing something energetically, rapidly, or without restraint. Often used with verbs like 食べる, 飲む, 進む, 使う.

〈物もの〉をバンバン叩たたくto bang on something repeatedly (bang bang)
彼かれはドアをバンバン叩たたいた。
He banged on the door repeatedly.
バンバン食たべるto eat a lot, vigorously and without restraint
子こ供どもたちはご飯はんをバンバン食たべた。
The kids chowed down on their food like crazy.
バンバン撃うつto fire (a gun) repeatedly in rapid succession
兵へい士したちは銃じゅうをバンバン撃うった。
The soldiers fired their guns bang bang.
バンバン使つかうto use something freely and without holding back
会かい社しゃの経けい費ひをバンバン使つかう社しゃ員いんがいる。
There are employees who spend company expenses freely without restraint.
バンバン売うれるto sell like crazy, at a rapid pace
この新しん商しょう品ひんはバンバン売うれている。
This new product is selling like crazy.

ガンガンN1sense 1
ガンガン also describes loud repeated noise or doing something intensely, but it often carries a harsher, more aggressive nuance than バンバン.
どんどんN4sense 2
どんどん means doing something steadily and rapidly (like バンバン in its 'vigorously' sense), but it lacks バンバン's connotation of loud banging noise.

バタバタ sense 1
バタバタ describes a fluttering or bustling noise/motion (like flapping cloth or running around busily), while バンバン is specifically loud, sharp banging sounds.
パンパンN1
パンパン describes a sharp slap, clap, or bang, while バンバン (nearly the same sound with voiced consonants) suggests louder, repeated bangs like gunfire.

Onomatopoeic formation from the sound of repeated bangs. The vigorous sense is a figurative extension of the rapid, forceful sound imagery.