bangs

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UK/bæŋ(ɡ)z/

noun

Hair hanging over the forehead.

“Tiffany has long hair and bangs.”

Similar
forelocksfringebang
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Meanings

bangs1

nounbangs pl (normally plural, singular bang)

singular bang

  1. pluralplural normallyplural of bang
  2. PhilippinesUSpluralplural normallyHair hanging over the forehead.

    Tiffany has long hair and bangs.

  3. USpluralplural normallyA hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bang

bangs2

nounbangs (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBrucellosis, a bacterial disease.

Bangs3

proper nounBangs (plural Bangses)

plural Bangses

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

hair

Similar
forelocksfringebang
Also see
bangforelockfringe

Origin

bangs · noun, verb

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”).

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bangs · noun

Shortened from Bang's disease.

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Bangs · proper noun

Variant of Banks.

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Translations

Arabic قُصَّة, طُرَّة
  • قُصَّة (quṣṣa)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • طُرَّة (ṭurra)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • غُرَّة (ḡurra)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Bulgarian бретон, перчем
  • бретон (breton)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • перчем (perčem)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Catalan serrell
  • serrellhair that hangs down over the forehead
Chinese Mandarin 劉海 /刘海, 劉海兒 /刘海儿
  • 劉海 /刘海 (liúhǎi)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • 劉海兒 /刘海儿 (liúhǎir)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Czech ofina
  • ofinahair that hangs down over the forehead
Danish pandehår
  • pandehårhair that hangs down over the forehead
Dutch pony, froefroe
  • ponyhair that hangs down over the forehead
  • froefroehair that hangs down over the forehead
Esperanto franĝo, fruntharoj
  • franĝohair that hangs down over the forehead
  • fruntharojhair that hangs down over the forehead
Estonian tukk
  • tukkhair that hangs down over the forehead
Finnish otsatukka
  • otsatukkahair that hangs down over the forehead
French frange
  • frangehair that hangs down over the forehead
German Pony
  • Ponyhair that hangs down over the forehead
Greek αφέλειες, αφέλεια
  • αφέλειες (aféleies)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • αφέλεια (aféleia)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • φράντζα (frántza)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Hebrew פוני
  • פוני (póni)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Hungarian frufru
  • frufruhair that hangs down over the forehead
Icelandic toppur, ennistoppur
  • toppurhair that hangs down over the forehead
  • ennistoppurhair that hangs down over the forehead
Indonesian poni
  • ponihair that hangs down over the forehead
Irish frainse, glib
  • frainsehair that hangs down over the forehead
  • glibhair that hangs down over the forehead
Italian frangia, frangetta
  • frangiahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • frangettahair that hangs down over the forehead
Japanese 前髪
  • 前髪hair that hangs down over the forehead
Korean 앞머리
  • 앞머리 (ammeori)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Latvian čolka, ponijs
  • čolkahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • ponijshair that hangs down over the forehead
Māori tope, puahau
  • topehair that hangs down over the forehead
  • puahauhair that hangs down over the forehead
Norwegian pannelugg, lugg
  • pannelugghair that hangs down over the forehead
  • lugghair that hangs down over the forehead
Persian کاکل
  • کاکل (kâkol)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Polish grzywka
  • grzywkahair that hangs down over the forehead
Portuguese franja
  • franjahair that hangs down over the forehead
Romanian breton
  • bretonhair that hangs down over the forehead
Russian чёлка, чу́бчик
  • чёлка (čólka)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • чу́бчик (čúbčik)hair that hangs down over the forehead
  • чуб (čub)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Spanish flequillo, capul
  • flequillohair that hangs down over the forehead
  • capulhair that hangs down over the forehead
  • cerquillohair that hangs down over the forehead
  • chasquillahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • chinahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • flecohair that hangs down over the forehead
  • pavahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • perrerahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • pollinahair that hangs down over the forehead
  • flueco (desus.)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Swedish lugg
  • lugghair that hangs down over the forehead
Thai หน้าม้า
  • หน้าม้า (nâa-máa)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Turkish kâkül, perçem
  • kâkülhair that hangs down over the forehead
  • perçemhair that hangs down over the forehead
Ukrainian гри́вка
  • гри́вка (hrývka)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Welsh eddi, rhidens
  • eddihair that hangs down over the forehead
  • rhidenshair that hangs down over the forehead
Yiddish גריווקע
  • גריווקע (grivke)hair that hangs down over the forehead
Cite this entry
APA

bangs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangs

MLA

“bangs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bangs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bangs.

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