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Bangs Meaning: Hair Fringe & Loud Noise Explained (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：hair fringe (bangs)

bangs 🔊

/bæŋz/

The hair that hangs down over your forehead.

Person with neat straight bangs hairstyle covering forehead

hair fringe 🔊

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/hɛr frɪndʒ/

A hairstyle where the front hair is cut straight across the forehead, typically between the eyebrows and the hairline.

📁 Category：Fashion Trends 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From the verb 'bang' meaning 'to cut short,' referring to the straight haircut.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a 'bang' sound as scissors cut straight across your forehead – that's 'bangs'!

📖 Example

She decided to cut bangs to give herself a fresh, new look. 🔊 She decided to cut bangs to give herself a fresh, new look.

🔗 Collocations

cut bangs – To trim the front hair to create a straight fringe.

blunt bangs – Bangs cut straight across without any layering.

side-swept bangs – Bangs that are combed to one side rather than straight across.

🔄 Synonyms

fringe (n.) – A British English term for the same hairstyle, cut straight across the forehead.

forelock (n.) – A lock of hair falling over the forehead, especially in horses, but also used for humans.

front hair (n.) – Hair at the front of the head, often used to refer to bangs.

📖 Cultural Story

Originating in American English around 1878, 'bangs' for hair likely comes from 'bang' (to cut short). In the 1920s, flappers popularized this style as a symbol of modernity.

Meaning 2：loud noise (bangs)

bangs 🔊

/bæŋz/

Sudden loud noises, like from a door closing hard or something hitting something else.

Fireworks exploding with bright lights and loud bangs

loud noise 🔊

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/laʊd nɔɪz/

A sudden, explosive sound produced by an impact, closure, or explosion, such as a door slamming or a firework bursting.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We heard loud bangs from the kitchen, followed by my mom saying, "Oops, I dropped a pan!" 🔊 We heard loud bangs from the kitchen, followed by my mom saying, "Oops, I dropped a pan!"

🔗 Collocations

a loud bang – A sudden, sharp explosive noise.

the bang of a door – The noise produced when a door is closed forcefully.

bang sound – The characteristic sound of an explosion or impact.

🔄 Synonyms

boom (n.) – A deep, resonant sound, often from an explosion or thunder.

crack (n.) – A sharp, sudden sound like something breaking or snapping.

blast (n.) – A powerful explosive sound, often associated with bombs or horns.

🚫 Antonyms

silence (n.) – The absence of sound.

whisper (n.) – A soft, low sound, opposite to a loud bang.

🌱 Derivatives

bang (v.) – To make a sudden loud noise, as by hitting or closing something forcefully.

banging (adj.) – Making or characterized by repeated loud noises.