headbanger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of headbanger
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Park thrashes through the “Hedwig” songbook with aplomb; high points include the headbanger “Angry Inch,” the aching anthem “Wicked Little Town” and “Wig in a Box,” a tour-de-force tune of self-discovery.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021
It wasn’t easy to be a pre-teen headbanger in a Saskatchewan prairie town.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2018
Screaming leader Dave Mustaine samples a cackling witch to open this creepy headbanger.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2017
The committee quickly eliminated the headbanger because it wasn’t different enough from the existing rock ‘n’ roll hand-gesture emoji, it wrote in an email to Ms. Theman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2016
First real headbanger involving Huskers and new Big Ten frat brothers.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2011
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