bangingn.1
/ˈbaŋɪŋ/ The action of striking violently and noisily.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > striking heavily > and resoundingly
bouncing1582
thundering1592
banging1647
table-thumping1839
1647 G. Wharton Ireland's War in Wks. (1683) 256 There shall be much banging and slashing amongst Men.
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 70 So neither is banging a Cushion Oratory.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xliii. 402 We have been nearly three hours subjected to this banging.
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British colloquial (depreciative). banging on n. talking at length, and in a repetitive or boring manner, esp. about one's personal interests or concerns; holding forth or expounding tediously.
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the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talking too much
overtalking1649
over-talk1855
over-talkativeness1876
banging on1959
1959 P. Bull I know Face x. 174 I got wildly bored by the endless banging-on at parties.
1985 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Apr. Was the effect of all this banging on about having seen off the enemy..to underline our national unity, stability and sense of common purpose?
1997 Escape Mar. 91/1 There's also much too much banging on about the grand heritage of Rolling Stone..which kind of underlines the magazine's out-of-touchness.
2001 Independent (Nexis) 24 May ii. 1 The slug of Tennants Extra soured in my mouth as I read Jayne Anne Phillips's endless banging on about breast-pumps in Motherkind. Totally gross.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
bangingn.2
/ˈbaŋɪŋ/ The action of bang v.2
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > cutting or shaving > cutting in a specific style
banging1877
roachinga1883
shingling1924
bingling1927
1877 F. H. Burnett Pretty Polly Pemberton (1878) i. 12 Her hair is cut, on her round white forehead, Sir Peter Lely fashion, (they call it banging, I believe).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
bangingadj.
Dealing violent blows, striking violently and noisily; figurative (colloquial) overwhelming, ‘thumping’.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [adjective] > striking heavily > and resoundingly
banging?1570
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great
swappingc1440
bumping1566
thumping1576
swingeinga1592
knocking1598
gigantical1604
gigantine1605
gigantean1611
gigantal?1614
thundering1618
whoppinga1625
humming1654
rapping1657
whisking1673
threshing1707
sousing1735
nation1765
heroic1785
runaway1790
spanking1791
gigantic1797
whacking1797
cracking1834
ringing1834
bouncing1842
walloping1847
stavingc1850
banging1864
howling1865
whooping1866
smacking1888
God almighty1913
Christ almighty1961
?1570 T. Ingelend Disobedient Child sig. C i What bangyng? what cursyng? Longtong is with the.
1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. X2 v The bangingest thinges which I can picke out,..are these.
1616 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Sat. 185 Then th' axe their chariot-wheels with banging stroak Splits out.
1864 Archd. Denison in Daily Tel. 31 Aug. They could win it with a great banging majority.
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colloquial. Chiefly in form bangin'. Of popular music (esp. electronic dance music): having a loud, prominent, danceable beat; (hence) excellent, great.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop
metal?1518
anthemic1890
Afro-Latin-American1900
sun-kissed1907
heavy1937
Latin American1937
Memphis1938
sun-drenched1943
indie1945
rockish1955
hardcore1957
doo-wop1958
middle of the road1959
Latin1962
straight-ahead1964
easy listening1965
Motown1965
funky1967
post-rock1967
rocky1967
rock-out1968
funkadelic1969
funked out1970
grungy1971
punk1971
grunge1972
Philly1972
dub1973
drum and bass1975
disco funky1976
punkish1976
reggaefied1976
Britpop1977
post-punk1977
anarcho-punk1979
rap1980
trash rock1980
crunchy1981
industrial1981
New Romantic1981
rockist1981
garage1982
hip-hop1982
thrashy1982
urban1982
Gothic1983
hip-hopping1983
beat-box1984
lo-fi1986
technoid1986
hip-house1987
acid house1988
new jack1988
old school1988
techno1988
baggy1990
banging1990
gangsta1990
filthy1991
handbaggy1991
nu skool1991
sampladelic1991
junglist1993
1990 Independent 7 May 11/6 ‘Bangin'’ means ‘does that tune bang?’
1996 Smash Hits 27 Mar. 57/3 It all comes together for that truly bangin' moment.
1997 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 4 Mar. 12n A smooth marriage of old and new R&B with bangin' live tracks.
2004 M. C. Holmes Brooklyn Jewelry Exchange 232 That dress is banging, girl. Fits you like a glove.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
> as lemmas
ˈbanging
ˈbanging n.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun]
overflowingnessOE
fool-largessec1405
fool-largec1450
improvidencec1450
wastry1645
extravagancy1666
extravagance1727
thriftlessness1817
hand-to-mouth1835
spendthriftism1862
imprevision1883
banging1897
spendthriftiness1950
grasshoppering1956
1897 Westm. Gaz. 17 May 10/1 The desirability of avoiding any unnecessary banging of saxpences.
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