# headbang

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
2. To strike one's head forward against a surface.

## Etymology
From head + bang. Back-formation from headbanging.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/headbang