bang
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3.4
- noun
- /bæŋ/
- US
- Paul's girlfriend had an enviable set of straight bangs to go with her straight long hair.
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- I'm very creative and I had this kind of like blunt bang.
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- Here is my hair, all blonde and bleached and perfect bang.
Examples
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God knows why, but she must have curled her bangs; the rest of her hair was straight.
Fiction book (1996) -
His hair was cut like a bowl, with bangs that hung in his eyes.
Fiction book (1990) -
For the last time, you getting new bangs is not a fun surprise.
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When did I cut bangs?
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Hey, you fixed your bangs.
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- I like her bangs.
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Fluff your bangs a little bit.
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Then she kissed him, her dark bangs brushing his nose, and walked down the ramp to the plane.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her forehead was framed by brown bangs that made my stomach ache.
Fiction book (1996) -
She decided to cut her hair and add some bangs for a fresh look.
Synonyms
5
3.1
A short border of hair that hangs across the forehead
2
7.2
A small piece of hair that falls over the forehead
1
3.0
Hair at the front cut straight across the forehead
Hair at the front of the head styled to stick out from the forehead
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.6
To make people work together by firmly telling them to stop arguing
To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated
Compounds
- Specialized
6
4.1
An idea that the universe began when a hot, very dense point expanded quickly
- Specialized
1
3.7
A scientific idea that the universe began in a huge explosion from one tiny hot point and is still expanding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bangs for the hair at the front likely comes from the idea of a quick straight cut (once called a 'bang' or 'bang-off'), so bangs are the hair cut straight across the forehead.