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bangs¹
- /bæŋ(ɡ)z/ UK
Rhymes with -æŋz
Where it comes from
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”).
noun bang
- plural of bang
- Hair hanging over the forehead. Tiffany has long hair and bangs.
- A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bang
bangs²
- /bæŋ(ɡ)z/ UK
Rhymes with -æŋz
Where it comes from
Shortened from Bang's disease.
noun
- Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
Bangs³
Where it comes from
Variant of Banks.
proper noun Bangses
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: smash, slam, bash, knock, bonk, hit, slap, smack, kick, blowup, clap, slapdash, hump, thrill, do it, spang
Translations
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noun hair that hangs down over the forehead
| Español | flequillo, capul, cerquillo, chasquilla, china, fleco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앞머리 ammeori |
| 日本語 | 前髪 |
| 中文 | 劉海 /刘海 liúhǎi, 劉海兒 /刘海儿 liúhǎir |
| Português | franja |
| Français | frange |
| Deutsch | Pony |
| Italiano | frangia, frangetta |
| Ελληνικά | αφέλειες aféleies, αφέλεια aféleia, φράντζα frántza |
| Română | breton |
| Русский | чёлка čólka, чу́бчик čúbčik, чуб čub |
| العربية | قُصَّة quṣṣa, طُرَّة ṭurra, غُرَّة ḡurra |
| עברית | פוני póni |
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title = {bangs},
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