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noun
One who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who enjoys heavy metal (rock) music, to which this sort of dance is usually performed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
A violently deranged, extreme or fanatical person; a nutcase.
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noun
A silly or eccentric person.
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noun
A political hardliner, especially an obstructive one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A person who engages in street violence, especially in support of a political group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-Ireland
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noun
A kind of chin-up or pull-up exercise where the head is kept in line with the bar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From head + banger.
