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bangs

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/bæŋ(ɡ)z/(UK)

Definition of bangs

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural, plural-normally)plural of bang
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural, plural-normally)plural of bang
  2. (Philippines, US, plural, plural-normally)Hair hanging over the forehead.
  3. (US, plural, plural-normally)A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
  4. (uncountable)Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of bang

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From bang (“to cut [hair], dock [an animal's tail]”), probably from the sudden manner in which docked hair appears to burst out explosively when it's cut (i.e. "with a bang"). Ultimately from bang (“to strike noisily, explode”).

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