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1590s, from Hindi bhang “narcotic from hemp,” from Sanskrit bhangah “hemp.” Cognate with Russian penika, Polish pienka (from Russian) “hemp.” The word first appears in Western Europe in Portuguese (1560s).
- Danish veterinarian who discovered Brucella abortus, the agent of brucellosis in cattle and of undulant fever in humans.
In addition to the idioms beginning with bang
- bang away
- bang for the buck
- bang into
- bang one’s head against
- bang out
- bang up
also see:
- beat (bang) one’s head against the wall
- get a bang out of
- go over big (with a bang)
- more bang for the buck