Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe overuse of exclamation points in an attempt to make words seem more exciting.
Checking in with a bad case of ‘bangorrhea’ — the official ‘grammedical’ term for exclamation-point overdose — is Kanye West. In a single blog post, West used 188 exclamation points. At least we think it was 188. We tried counting and the ordeal made our eyeballs twitch.
(Can we date this quote?), Martha Brockenbrough, MSN Encarta
Origin
Blend of bang + diarrhea, with bang as an alternate name for an exclamation point and diarrhea as an uncontrolled flow.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French bangorrhée
- bangorrhéeoveruse of exclamation points
Cite this entry
bangorrhea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangorrhea
“bangorrhea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangorrhea. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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