headbang
English
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Etymology
[edit]From head + bang. Back-formation from headbanging.
Verb
[edit]headbang (third-person singular simple present headbangs, present participle headbanging, simple past and past participle headbanged)
- To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
- 2023 August 2, HarryBlank, “Act Your Age”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 27 December 2024:
- The beat was deafeaning,[sic] raucous and rowdy, and Karen began headbanging spectacularly. Jay watched her hair fly for a moment, then turned their attention back to what had happened to the dancefloor.