bangs

Meanings

1. plural of bang
2. Hair hanging over the forehead.
3. A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bang

1. Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.

1. A surname.

Etymology

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”).