[syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\, v. t.
To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the
forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
[1913 Webster]
His hair banged even with his eyebrows. --The Century
Mag.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\, n.
The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp.
when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly
worn; -- usually used in the plural; as, her bangs came down
almost to her eyes.
[1913 Webster]
His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. --W. D.
Howells.
[1913 Webster] Bang
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\, v. i.
1. To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of
blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was
banging on the piano.
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2. To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and
obscene. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\, n.
1. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
[1913 Webster]
Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. --Hudibras.
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2. The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or
explosion.
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3. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the
phrase get a bang out of; as, I always get a bang out of
watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]
Syn: kick[5].
[PJC]
4. (Printing & Computers) An exclamation point; -- used in
verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer
technology; as, his email address is tom bang stanford dot
edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu). [slang]
[PJC]
5. An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered
vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\ (b[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banging.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke
to beat, Sw. b[*a]ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club,
clapper of a bell.]
1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence;
to handle roughly.
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The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.
--Shak.
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2. To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike
against another object, in such a way as to make a loud
noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door
(against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
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3. To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used
with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.
[vulgar slang]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\, Bangue \Bangue\, n.
See Bhang.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bang
adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into
her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn:
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt]
2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
3: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the
forehead [syn: bang, fringe]
4: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush
from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang,
boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick]
5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show
is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: hit,
smash, smasher, strike, bang]
v 1: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: slam, bang]
2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive
sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my
bed"
3: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam,
bang]
4: move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged
around the house"
5: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the
hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get
laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have
intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck,
jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it,
bang, get it on, bonk]
6: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn:
spang, bang]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
313 Moby Thesaurus words for "bang":
abruptly, accurately, aggressiveness, antitoxin, backfire, bag,
bang into, bangs, bar, bark, barricade, bash, baste, bat, batten,
batten down, batter, beat, beating, belt, best, better, biff,
blast, blow, blowout, blowup, bolt, bonk, boom, booster,
booster dose, booster shot, boot, buffet, bump, bump into, burst,
bust, button, button up, cannon, carom, carom into, charge, choke,
choke off, chop, clap, clash, clip, clobber, close, close up,
clout, clump, coldcock, collide, come into collision, concuss,
confront each other, constrict, contain, contract, cover, crack,
crack up, crash, crash into, crump, crunch, cut, dash, dash into,
deal, deal a blow, deck, detonate, detonation, dig, ding, dint,
discharge, dose, draft, drive, dropping, drub, drubbing,
drug packet, drumming, encounter, enterprise, exactly, exceed,
explode, explosion, fall foul of, fasten, fetch, fetch a blow,
fetlock, fire, fix, flail, flap, flare, flash, fleck, flock, flop,
flush, fold, fold up, forelock, foul, fringe, fulguration,
fulminate, fulmination, fusillade, get-up-and-go, getup, ginger,
go, go off, gunshot, hammer, hastily, hit, hit a clip, hit against,
howl, hurt, hurtle, hypodermic, hypodermic injection, impetuously,
impinge, impulsively, initiative, injection, inoculation, jab,
jet injection, jollies, key, kick, knock, knock against,
knock cold, knock down, knock out, lambaste, larrup, latch,
let have it, lick, lift, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, lock,
lock out, lock up, mainlining, maul, meet, narcotic injection,
narcotic shot, noise, occlude, of a sudden, on short notice, outdo,
outgo, outshine, outstrip, overdose, padlock, paste, patter, pelt,
pep, pepper, percuss, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, plop, plumb,
plump, plunk, poke, pommel, poop, pop, popping, portion, potion,
pound, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, precisely,
pulverize, pummel, punch, push, quiff, quiver, rap, report, right,
roar, roll, rumble, run into, rush, rush of emotion, salvo, seal,
seal off, seal up, secure, sensation, sharp, shiver, shooting up,
shot, shudder, shut, shut the door, shut up, sideswipe,
skin-popping, slam, slam into, slap, slat, sledgehammer, slog,
slug, smack, smack into, smack-dab, smash, smash into, smash up,
smite, snap, soak, sock, sound, spang, spank, splat, spunk, square,
squarely, squeeze shut, starch, startlingly, strangle, strike,
strike against, strike at, stroke, successful, sudden, suddenly,
surge of emotion, surprisingly, swap, swat, swing, swipe, tap,
tattoo, thrash, thresh, thrill, thrust, thump, thunder, thwack,
tingle, tingling, titillation, tremor, tremor of excitement, tuft,
unawares, unexpectedly, vaccination, vaccine, verve, vim, vitality,
volley, wallop, whack, wham, whap, whip, whomp, whop,
without notice, without warning, wow, yerk, zing, zip, zip up,
zipper
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
bang
1. n. Common spoken name for ! (ASCII 0100001), especially when used in
pronouncing a bang path in spoken hackish. In elder days this was
considered a CMUish usage, with MIT and Stanford hackers preferring excl
or shriek; but the spread of Unix has carried ?bang? with it (esp. via
the term bang path) and it is now certainly the most common spoken name
for !. Note that it is used exclusively for non-emphatic written !; one
would not say ?Congratulations bang? (except possibly for humorous
purposes), but if one wanted to specify the exact characters ?foo!? one
would speak ?Eff oh oh bang?. See shriek, ASCII.
2. interj. An exclamation signifying roughly ?I have achieved
enlightenment!?, or ?The dynamite has cleared out my brain!? Often used to
acknowledge that one has perpetrated a thinko immediately after one has
been called on it.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
bang
1. A common spoken name for "!" (ASCII 33), especially when
used in pronouncing a bang path in spoken hackish. In
elder days this was considered a CMUish usage, with MIT
and Stanford hackers preferring excl or shriek; but the
spread of Unix has carried "bang" with it (especially via
the term bang path) and it is now certainly the most common
spoken name for "!". Note that it is used exclusively for
non-emphatic written "!"; one would not say "Congratulations
bang" (except possibly for humorous purposes), but if one
wanted to specify the exact characters "foo!" one would speak
"Eff oh oh bang".
See pling, shriek, ASCII.
2. An exclamation signifying roughly "I have achieved
enlightenment!", or "The dynamite has cleared out my brain!"
Often used to acknowledge that one has perpetrated a thinko
immediately after one has been called on it.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-31)