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- [bangz]
- /bæŋz/
- /bæŋz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bangz]
- /bæŋz/
Definitions of bangs word
- noun plural bangs Bangs are hair that is cut so that it hangs over your forehead. 3
- noun plural bangs a section of the front hair, cut short over the forehead 3
- noun bangs a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects. 1
- noun bangs a water pipe. 1
- verb with object bangs to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead. 1
- verb with object bangs to dock (the tail of a horse or dog). 1
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Origin of bangs
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; 1930-35 for def 5; compare Old Norse banga to beat, hammer, Low German bangen to strike, beat, German dialect banken; perhaps orig. imitative
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Parts of speech for Bangs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bangs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bangs
noun bangs
- shingling — a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- buzz cut — A buzz cut is hairstyle in which the hair is cut very close to the head.
- pompadour — Marquise de (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles) 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France.
- haircut — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
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