headbang

English

Etymology

From head +‎ bang. Back-formation from headbanging.

Verb

headbang (third-person singular simple present headbangs, present participle headbanging, simple past and past participle headbanged)

1. To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
   • 2023 August 2, HarryBlank, “Act Your Age”, in SCP Foundation‎, archived from the original on 27 December 2024:

     The beat was deafeaning,^[sic] raucous and rowdy, and Karen began headbanging spectacularly. Jay watched her hair fly for a moment, then turned their attention back to what had happened to the dancefloor.

2. (psychology, autism) To strike one's head forward against a surface.