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bangs
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
bangs
(noun)
bang
(verb)
bang
(noun)
gang bang
(noun)
bangs
/
ˈ
bæŋz/
noun
bangs
/
ˈ
bæŋz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BANGS
[
plural
]
US
:
the front section of a person's hair when it is cut short and worn over the forehead
She wears her hair in
bangs
. = She has
bangs
.
She pushed her
bangs
off her forehead.
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called also
(British)
fringe
—
see
picture
at
hair
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