# headbanging

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #88,416

## Definitions
1. A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.
2. The motion of striking one's head against a surface, a common stereotypy.

## Etymology
From head + banging.

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