bangs

Etymology 1

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”).

noun

  1. plural of bang
  2. (chiefly US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.
  3. (chiefly US) A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bang

Etymology 2

Shortened from Bang's disease.

noun

  1. Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.

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