Headbanging
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music. uncountable
- 2 The motion of striking one's head against a surface, a common stereotypy. uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of headbang form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Extremely frustrating. not-comparable
"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.?"
Example
More examples"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.?"
Etymology
From head + banging.
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