English
Etymology
wikipedia|headbanging
From head + bang + -er, referring to the dance move of shaking the head in time with the music.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-headbanger.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
headbanger
- One who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the music.
- By extension, one who enjoys heavy metal rock music, to which this sort of dance is usually performed.
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