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headbanger

American  
[hed-bang-er] / ˈhɛdˌbæŋ ər /

noun

Slang.
  1. metalhead.


Etymology

Origin of headbanger

First recorded in 1985–90


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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

Dashes of U2, The Cure and even a stoner-rock headbanger are added without flattening the carbonated surf-punk bops they can rip with guitars behind their heads.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2020

Screaming leader Dave Mustaine samples a cackling witch to open this creepy headbanger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2017

To say it in emoji, Finland would like to be known as either sauna, socks, heavy-metal headbanger, or “girl power.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2016

Sometimes at some services an angel comes here in the image of a headbanger.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2016

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