Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbanged

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-banged
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not banged; not struck suddenly.

adj

Without bangs (the hairstyle).

American usage

Example Sentences

"Twenty minutes later, she was suffocating on top of him in the heat of her unair-conditioned bedroom, the ancient box springs squeaking under them like a bad accordion, and her head was unbanged because the sex was lousy."
"That is why, in spite of shabby dresses, unbanged hair, tremendous mouths, and large noses, some persons are purely delightful."
"“To me, they scream: ‘I’m cooler than you, I have a lot of sex, and if you leave your husband with me I’ll devour him,’ ” said Meredith Hays, a literary agent in Manhattan with an unbanged brow."

Etymology

From un- + banged.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does unbanged mean?: Not banged; not struck suddenly.
Where does unbanged come from?: From un- + banged.

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