Headbanging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Headbanging is a noun meaning A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.
Meaning
A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.
More Meanings
- (psychology, autism) The motion of striking one's head against a surface, a common stereotypy.
- present participle and gerund of headbang
- Extremely frustrating.
Example Sentences
Any work of art/propaganda is surely permitted to lie. But Stone's overreachings in JFK are head-banging. How did he get this thing past the Script Dept.?
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beatdown, headbutt, thrashing, banger, throwdown, head butt.
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