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Meaning:

Interjection:

  • a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound

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Noun:

  • An explosion.
  • An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
  • A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
  • A sudden percussive noise.
  • figuratively An act of sexual intercourse.
  • mathematics A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
  • ''plural'': Brucellosis, a bacterial disease (a corruption of the alternate name "Bang's disease")
  • slang An abrupt left turn, in Boston slang; the opposite of this, an abrupt right turn, is a ''hang''
  • slang An explosive product, in mining
  • US (''especially plural'') A fringe of hair cut across the forehead. (British: fringe)
  • US The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.

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Verb:

  • with "in" To hammer or to hit anything hard.
  • figuratively To engage in sexual intercourse.
  • To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

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