"bangy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: bangier [comparative], bangiest [superlative]
Etymology: bang + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bang|y}} bang + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bangy (comparative bangier, superlative bangiest)
  1. Characterized by banging sounds.
    Sense id: en-bangy-en-adj-zKE41Aoa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 40 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: bangies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bangy (plural bangies)
  1. (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-bangy-en-noun-kMoJqF7s Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 40 34
  2. (India, historical) A kind of parcel post originally carried by this means. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-bangy-en-noun-0-PYJi8C Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 40 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: banghee, banghy, bhangee, bhangy
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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