headbang

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verb

To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.

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Meanings

verbheadbang (third-person singular simple present headbangs, present participle headbanging, simple past and past participle headbanged)

present singular third person headbangs · participle present headbanging · participle past headbanged · past headbanged

  1. To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.

    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.

    2023 August 2, HarryBlank, “Act Your Age”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2024
  2. autismhuman sciencesTo strike one's head forward against a surface.

Origin

From head + bang. Back-formation from headbanging.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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