bangarang

B3A1N1G2A1R1A1N1G2
/ˈbæŋ.ə.ɹæŋ/

noun

A commotion.

OriginJamaican Creole bangarang →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounbangarang (countable and uncountable, plural bangarangs)

plural bangarangs

  1. countableuncountableA commotion.

    —It funny how nobody come to check out what going on, specially with all the bangarang going on in here.

    2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 665
  2. countableuncountableA disturbance or argument.
  3. countableuncountableRubbish; miscellaneous items.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adobotherbrouhahacommotionflapfoofarawfracasfusshoo-hahubbubhullabaloopalaversong and danceto-dotrouble

Origin

  1. Jamaican Creolebangarang
  2. Jamaican Creolebangarang
  3. Englishbangarang

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole bangarang.

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Cite this entry
APA

bangarang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangarang

MLA

“bangarang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangarang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bangarang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangarang.

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