headbangv.
/ˈhɛdˌbaŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌbæŋ/ 1. intransitive. To shake or bang one's head violently, esp. as a repetitive act indicative of a mental disorder. Cf. headbanging n. 1.
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1966 Salt Lake Tribune 11 Dec. w14/1 This husky boy rocked and head-banged every night.
1998 K. Johnson Deinstitutionalising Women ii. 25 She was..aggressive to herself. She headbanged violently, throwing herself backwards into walls or forwards onto tables.
2012 J. Williams & P. Hill Handbk. for Assessm. Children's Behaviours (Desktop ed.) 119 If a child headbangs severely, but not on all days, it is worth looking hard for what makes those days different.
2. intransitive. To engage in headbanging to (esp. heavy metal or rock) music. Cf. headbanging n. 3.
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society > leisure > dancing > style or manner of dancing > [verb (intransitive)]
frisk?1520
hobble1535
caper1598
to cut a caper or capersa1616
to dance Barnaby1664
to dance low1667
jig1672
to fike and flinga1689
shuffle1819
slow-step1909
dingolay1935
touch-dance1972
headbang1977
to funk out1979
to strut one's funky stuff1979
krump2004
1977 ZigZag Aug. 20/2 They don't just headbang, they stare. First they go Oooeerrhh!!..and then we start the song and they go (Ari's mouth drops and eyes bulge), like staring.
1979 Sounds 21 July 47/1 Why can't anyone like HM [= heavy metal] and punk? I do. I've learnt how to headbang and pogo at the same time.
1994 B. Nelson Girl xxxiv. 217 Luke and Todd were pounding their guitars and the crowd was headbanging.
2006 B. Harrison Tabloid Love 246 Alice got drunk and staggered around the loft headbanging to the Flaming Lips.
3. transitive. To bang one's head against (something).
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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the head
busha1387
butt1590
head1784
browbeat1830
puck1861
headbutt1934
nut1937
headbang1984
1984 Times 12 Jan. 2/8 His former manager went into a hotel bathroom and began head-banging the door.
2010 E. Thompson Nanny McPhee Returns 97 ‘Stop!’ screamed Cyril as he rhythmically head-banged a footstool.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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