noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A commotion. countable, uncountable

   "—It funny how nobody come to check out what going on, specially with all the bangarang going on in here."

2. 2
   A disturbance or argument. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   Rubbish; miscellaneous items. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

adobotherbrouhahacommotionflapfoofaraw

Example

More examples

"—It funny how nobody come to check out what going on, specially with all the bangarang going on in here."

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole bangarang.

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