bangs
nounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//bæŋ(ɡ)z//
Hair hanging over the forehead.
noun
- 1
Hair hanging over the forehead.
- 2
A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
- 3
Also a form of bangplural of bang
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”).
verb
- 1
Also a form of bangthird-person singular simple present indicative of bang
noun
- 1
Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
Etymology
Shortened from Bang's disease.
Forms
- singular
- bang
banging · The action or sound of something that bangs.bangkok · A kind of straw hat.Bangkok · The capital city of Thailand.
bangs · Hair hanging over the forehead.
Bangs · A surname.banish · To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.banished · Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden…