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bang
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæ?(?)/
- Rhymes: -æ?
- Homophone: bhang
Etymology 1
From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian, bangan or Old Norse banga (“to pound, hammer”); both from Proto-Germanic *bang- (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?en- (“to beat, hit, injure”). Cognate with Icelandic banga (“to pound, hammer”), Old Swedish bånga (“to hammer”), Danish banke (“to beat”), bengel (“club”), Low German bangen, bangeln (“to strike, beat”), West Frisian bingel, bongel, Dutch bengel (“bell; rascal”), German Bengel (“club”), bungen (“to throb, pulsate”).
In the sense of a fringe of hair, from bang off.
Alternative forms
- bangue (obsolete)
Noun
bang (plural bangs)
- A sudden percussive noise.
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- An explosion.
- (US, archaic) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
- 1880, William Dean Howells, The Undiscovered Country
- his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang
- 1880, William Dean Howells, The Undiscovered Country
- (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
- (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
- (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
- (slang, mining) An explosive product.
- (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug). [from 20th c.]
- 1952, William S. Burroughs, in Harris (ed.), Letters 1945–59, Penguin 2009, p. 101:
- As for myself, I take a bang now and then—I know plenty of croakers—but I really couldn't keep up a habit without a lot of running around and bother.
- 1952, William S. Burroughs, in Harris (ed.), Letters 1945–59, Penguin 2009, p. 101:
- (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
- (Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
- (slang) A thrill.
- 1993, Douglas Woolf, Sandra Braman, Hypocritic Days & Other Tales (page 40)
- "We all know you give great parties, Mr. Lippincott."
"It gives me a bang, even a bigger bang than this," Mr. Lippincott said, indicating his drink and then finishing it.
- "We all know you give great parties, Mr. Lippincott."
- 2000, James Hadley Chase, Make the Corpse Walk (page 31)
- Yes, he got a bang out of cheating Rollo.
- 1993, Douglas Woolf, Sandra Braman, Hypocritic Days & Other Tales (page 40)
Synonyms
- strike, blow
- explosion
- (the symbol !): exclamation point, exclamation mark
Antonyms
- (abrupt left turn): hang
Translations
Verb
bang (third-person singular simple present bangs, present participle banging, simple past and past participle banged)
- (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- (transitive, intransitive) To hit hard.
- (slang, transitive, intransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
- Synonyms: nail, do it, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate, Thesaurus:copulate with
- (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
- c. 1883, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Becomin a Zuni
- His hair banged even with his eyebrows.
- c. 1883, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Becomin a Zuni
- (transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
- Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it.
Conjugation
Translations
Adverb
bang (comparative more bang, superlative most bang)
- Right, directly.
- The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
- Precisely.
- He arrived bang on time.
- With a sudden impact.
- Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.
Interjection
bang
- A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
- He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"
Translations
Derived terms
- (verb): banger, gangbang
- (noun): bang for the buck, big bang, go out with a bang
- (adverb): bang on, bang out of order, bang to rights, bang up / bang-up
- (adjective): bang-bang
Etymology 2
Noun
bang (uncountable)
- Alternative form of bhang (“cannabis”)
See also
- PC bang
Anagrams
- BGAN
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bang (“afraid”), from Middle Dutch banghe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
Adjective
bang (attributive bange, comparative banger, superlative bangste)
- afraid
Bislama
Etymology
From English bank.
Noun
bang
- A bank
Cebuano
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
bang
- the sound of an explosion or a gun
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bang.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/
- Hyphenation: bang
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch banghe, from be- + anghe, the latter is an adverbial form of enge (“narrow, confined”), compare angst (“fear”).
Adjective
bang (comparative banger, superlative bangst)
- scared, frightened
- fearful
- anxious
Usage notes
The adjective is accompanied with zijn (to be); for example: Ik ben bang "I am afraid". Usage with hebben (to have) also occurs - for example: Ik heb bang - but is generally proscribed as a contamination with ik heb angst.
Inflection
Synonyms
- bevreesd, angstig, schrikachtig, vruchtig, verschrikt
Derived terms
- bangbroek
- bangelijk
- bangerik
- bangmakerij
- doodsbang
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bang
See also
- schrikken
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
bang m (plural bangen, diminutive bangetje n)
- A sharp, percussive sound, like the sound of an explosion or gun; bang
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???/
Interjection
bang
- bang
Noun
bang m (plural bangs)
- sonic boom
- bong (marijuana pipe)
German
Alternative forms
- bange (both are roughly equally common)
Etymology
Originally an adverb, cf. mir ist bange. From Middle High German bange, an enlargement (with the prefix be-) of ange, Old High German ango (“narrowly, anxiously”), an adverb of engi (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Adjective
bang (comparative banger or bänger, superlative am bangsten or am bängsten)
- scared, frightened, afraid, fearful
- Synonym: ängstlich
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pau?k/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Rhymes: -au?k
- Rhymes: -a??
Noun
bang n (genitive singular bangs, no plural)
- pounding, hammering, banging
Declension
Related terms
- banga
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
- Hyphenation: bang
- Homophone: bank
Etymology 1
Clipping of abang (“brother”).
Noun
bang
- Title or term of address for brother
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Noun
bang
- A sudden percussive noise.
Etymology 3
From Malay bang, from Persian ????? (bâng, “voice, sound, noise, cry”), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (??ng /v?ng/).
Noun
bang (first-person possessive bangku, second-person possessive bangmu, third-person possessive bangnya)
- (obsolete) adhan
- Synonym: azan
Further reading
- “bang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bang m (genitive singular banga, nominative plural banganna)
- (swimming) stroke, single effort
- Synonyms: béim, buille, oscar
- effort, (vigorous) movement
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bang (“ban, interdict”).
Noun
bang f (genitive singular bainge, nominative plural banga)
- ban, interdict, taboo
- restraint
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
bang m (genitive singular baing, nominative plural baing)
- Alternative form of banc (“bank”)
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- Entries containing “bang” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
References
- "bang" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bang”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “stroke” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Javanese
Etymology 1
Adjective
bang
- red
Etymology 2
Noun
bang
- region
Etymology 3
Noun
bang
- bank
Etymology 4
Noun
bang
- flower
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwa? (“to shine”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen ?? (baw, “yellow”) and Burmese ???? (wang:, “bright”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
Adjective
bang
- bright
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
- Rhymes: -ba?, -a?
Etymology 1
From Persian ????? (“voice, sound, noise, cry”).
Noun
bang (Jawi spelling ???, plural bang-bang, informal 1st possessive bangku, impolite 2nd possessive bangmu, 3rd possessive bangnya)
- adhan
- Synonym: azan
Etymology 2
Clipping of abang (“brother”).
Noun
bang (Jawi spelling ???, plural bang-bang, informal 1st possessive bangku, impolite 2nd possessive bangmu, 3rd possessive bangnya)
- brother (older male sibling)
- Synonyms: abang (bung), kakak, engko, nana, uda
Further reading
- “bang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
bang
- Nonstandard spelling of b?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of b?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of bàng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maranao
Noun
bang
- (Islam) adhan, call to prayer
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b????/
- Rhymes: -????
Noun
bang ?
- a shout.
Old Norse
Etymology
Onomatopoeic or unknown origin.
Noun
bang n (genitive bangs, plural b?ng)
- pounding, hammering, banging
Related terms
- banga
References
- bang in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German bang, Dutch bang.
Adjective
bang
- afraid, scared, fearful
- timid
- uneasy
Swedish
Adjective
bang
- scared, anxious
Noun
bang ?
- A sudden percussive noise
Declension
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [??a????]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [??a????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [??a????]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.
Noun
(classifier cái) bang
- (Vietnam) state (a political division of a federation)
Synonyms
- (state): ti?u bang (chiefly overseas Vietnamese)
Derived terms
Related terms
- liên bang
- t?nh bang
Etymology 2
Verb
bang
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to crash into; to collide with; to hit
- Synonyms: bá, tông
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.
Noun
bang
- (historical) community of overseas Chinese in French Indochina who emigrated from the same province of China
- Short for bang tá (“assistant district chief”).
- Short for bang bi?n (“assistant district chief”).
Derived terms
See also
- h?i quán
References
- "bang" in H? Ng?c ??c, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba??/
Noun
bang
- wall
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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whack
English
Etymology
Uncertain. Originally Scottish. Probably onomatopoeic, although possibly a variant of thwack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæk/
- (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /?æk/
- Rhymes: -æk
- Homophone: wack (accents with the wine-whine merger)
Noun
whack (plural whacks)
- The sound of a heavy strike.
- The strike itself.
- The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
- (US, slang) An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
- C'mon. Take a whack at it.
- 40 bucks a whack.
- (originally Britain cant, dated) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
- 1906, Jack London, White Fang, New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Part 1, Chapter 2, p. 16,[1]
- “It’s damned tame, whatever it is, comin’ in here at feedin’ time an’ gettin’ its whack of fish.”
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: Appleton, Chapter VII, page 108,[2]
- “ […] O'Cannon's a taxpayer. He pays his whack towards the upkeep of the State School up in town—”
- 1951, Katherine Mansfield, Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922,
- For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib., tea, and plenty of good bread.
- 2014, Anthony Pritchard, Grand Prix Ferrari (page 203)
- There were problems over the installation of the engine and the handling. The team had paid top whack for the two Coopers, but the company gave them no help at all.
- 1906, Jack London, White Fang, New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Part 1, Chapter 2, p. 16,[1]
- (obsolete) A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
- (US, obsolete) A deal, an agreement.
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Ch. vi, page 70:
- "I'll stay if you will."
"Good—that's a whack."
- "I'll stay if you will."
- It's a whack!
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Ch. vi, page 70:
- (typography, computing, slang) The backslash, ??\??.
- del c:\docs\readme.txt
- Delete c colon whack docs whack readme dot text.
- del c:\docs\readme.txt
Derived terms
- full whack
- have a whack at
- out of whack
- take a whack at
- top whack
- wacky
- whack up, whack-up
Translations
Verb
whack (third-person singular simple present whacks, present participle whacking, simple past and past participle whacked)
- To hit, slap or strike.
- G. W. Cable
- Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.
- G. W. Cable
- (slang) To kill, bump off.
- (transitive, slang) To share or parcel out (often with up).
- to whack the spoils of a robbery
- 1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, London: G. Newbold, Volume 2, p. 152,
- When the sewer-hunters consider they have searched long enough […] the gang […] count out the money they have picked up, and proceed to dispose of the old metal, bones, rope, &c.; this done, they then, as they term it, “whack” the whole lot; that is, they divide it equally among all hands.
- (sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
- 2012, Ryan Pyette, Majors, Panthers play mind games, The London Free Press:
- The fidgety Majors were whacked 9-1 by the Kitchener Panthers at Couch and now trail their rivals 2-0 in an increasingly uncomfortable best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League first-round series.
- 2012, Ryan Pyette, Majors, Panthers play mind games, The London Free Press:
- (Britain, chiefly in the negative) To surpass; to better.
- 2012, Steve Cullen, Total Flyfisher:
- Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!
- 2012, Steve Cullen, Total Flyfisher:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:kill
Derived terms
- whack off
- whack the illy
Translations
Adjective
whack (comparative whacker, superlative whackest)
- Alternative form of wack (“crazy”)
- That's whack, yo!
- 2007, Joyce E. Davis, Can't Stop The Shine, page 51:
- As they joked about the big butts on female celebrities and what rappers had the whackest lyrics, Malcolm paid little attention to Kalia besides squeezing her hand or grabbing her arm to hold himself up […]
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "whack, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1923.
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