headbanger

== English == === Alternative forms === heidbanger (Scotland) === Etymology === From head +‎ banger. === Pronunciation === === Noun === headbanger (plural headbangers) 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. A violently deranged, extreme or fanatical person; a nutcase. A silly or eccentric person. (UK) A political hardliner, especially an obstructive one. (chiefly Northern Ireland) A person who engages in street violence, especially in support of a political group. A kind of chin-up or pull-up exercise where the head is kept in line with the bar. ==== Synonyms ==== (heavy metal fan): metalhead, metaller ==== Related terms ==== headbang headbanging ==== References ==== (mad or eccentric person): Tony Thorne (2014), “headbanger”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London; […]: Bloomsbury “headbanger”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.