Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bangs

/bæŋ(ɡ)z/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: bangs
IPA: /bæŋ(ɡ)z/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Hair hanging over the forehead.

American usage

noun

A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.

American usage

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of bang

noun

Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.

Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"Tiffany has long hair and bangs."

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”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bæŋ(ɡ)z/

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bang (singular) Bangses (plural)

Derived Forms

Bangsian

Phrases

air bangs baby bangs curtain bangs emo bangs micro bangs TERF bangs

Synonyms

forelocks fringe bang

Rhymes With

gangs hangs fangs pangs tangs harangues

Questions

How do you pronounce bangs?: The recorded pronunciation is /bæŋ(ɡ)z/.
What does bangs mean?: plural of bang
Where does bangs come 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”).

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