flashbang
/ˈflæʃbeɪŋ/noun, verb
flashbang is a noun meaning “Alternative form of flash-bang” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-A-S-H-B-A-N-G, and it appears about once in every 21 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of flashbang is flashbangs.
What does flashbang mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative form of flash-bang.
verb
- 1
To use a flash-bang on (someone); to hit (someone) with a bright flash of light.
- 2
To (usually unintentionally) reveal the underwear of one's model on stream (usually as an upskirt); to accidentally flash the audience one's panties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce flashbang?
- US /ˈflæʃbeɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of flashbang
- flashbangs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- flashbanging participle, present
- flashbanged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is flashbang?
Flashbang appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).