bang
English
/bæŋ(ɡ)/
noun
Definitions
- A sudden percussive noise.
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- An explosion.
- (US) : hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
- (chiefly) The symbol ! (!), known as an exclamation point.
- (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
- (vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.
- An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
- (slang) An explosive product.
- (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
- (slang) An abrupt left turn.
- (Ireland) strong smell (of)
- (slang) A thrill.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *bangen derived from Old English *bangian derived from Old Norse banga (hammer, pound) derived from Proto-Germanic *bang- (beat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen- (injure, beat, hit).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰen-
Gloss
injure, beat, hit
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Cognates and derived terms
- antibounce English
- bang straw English
- bangability English
- bangable English
- bangbus English
- banger English
- bangless English
- bangs English
- bangsome English
- bangster English
- bangstick English
- bangtail English
- bebang English
- bounce English
- bounceable English
- bounceback English
- bouncedown English
- bounceless English
- bouncer English
- bounceth English
- bouncy English
- bus English
- debounce English
- finger English
- fingerbang English
- fingerbanger English
- flash English
- flash-bang English
- gang English
- gangbang English
- gangbanger English
- hash English
- hashbang English
- head English
- headbang English
- headbanger English
- keybounce English
- moon bounce English
- moonbounce English
- multibounce English
- postbounce English
- rebounce English
- reverse gangbang English
- side English
- sidebang English
- slam English
- slambang English
- slap English
- slap-bang English
- stick English
- stram English
- strambang English
- straw English
- superbounce English
- tail English
- unbangable English
- whiz English
- whizbang English
- whizbangery English
- bounssata Finnish
- Bengel German
- bengel Dutch, Flemish
- bengelen Dutch, Flemish
- headbangen Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰen- Proto-Indo-European
- *bang- Proto-Germanic
- *bangilaz Proto-Germanic
- banka Swedish
- *bangian Old English
- *bangen Middle English
- bunsen Middle English
- banga Old Norse
- banke Danish
- gangbange Danish
- banga Icelandic
- banka Icelandic
- բախեմ Old Armenian
- բախիւն Old Armenian
- բախումն Old Armenian
- bengel Middle High German
- 𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭢 Middle Persian
- بنگ Bakhtiari
- bus
- hash
- gang
- slap
- tail
- head
- side
- whiz
- slam
- flash
- stram
- bangs
- stick
- straw
- bounce
- bouncy
- banger
- finger
- bebang
- bangbus
- bouncer
- gangbang
- debounce
- whizbang
- rebounce
- hashbang
- bounceth
- bangsome
- headbang
- bangable
- slambang
- bangless
- bangster
- sidebang
- bangtail
- slap-bang
- strambang
- bangstick
- keybounce
- headbanger
- bounceback
- bouncedown
- bang straw
- fingerbang
- gangbanger
- bounceless
- antibounce
- unbangable
- moonbounce
- bounceable
- flash-bang
- postbounce
- moon bounce
- whizbangery
- superbounce
- multibounce
- bangability
- fingerbanger
- reverse gangbang