bangs

Meaning

1. plural of bang
2. Hair hanging over the forehead.
3. A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.

forelock

fringe

bang

tuft

welt

straight hair bobs

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bæŋ(ɡ)z/

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”).

New

bang

1. A sudden percussive noise.
2. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
3. An explosion.
4. Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
5. The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
6. A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
7. (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
8. An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
9. (slang) An explosive product.
10. (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
11. (slang) An abrupt left turn.
12. (colloquial,slang) strong smell (of)
13. (slang) A thrill.