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bhang

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a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India

bang

(1)

A common spoken name for "!" (ASCII 33), especially when used in pronouncing a bang path in spoken hackish. In elder days this was considered a CMUish usage, with MIT and Stanford hackers preferring excl or shriek; but the spread of Unix has carried "bang" with it (especially via the term bang path) and it is now certainly the most common spoken name for "!". Note that it is used exclusively for non-emphatic written "!"; one would not say "Congratulations bang" (except possibly for humorous purposes), but if one wanted to specify the exact characters "foo!" one would speak "Eff oh oh bang".

See pling, shriek, ASCII.

bang

(2)

An exclamation signifying roughly "I have achieved enlightenment!", or "The dynamite has cleared out my brain!" Often used to acknowledge that one has perpetrated a thinko immediately after one has been called on it.

bang

Slang for exclamation point. See bang path.

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There were lots of banger racers from all over the country.

LAP OF HONOUR; BANGER-RACING LEGEND GIVEN SEND-OFF IN CUSTOMISED FORD GRANADA HEARSE AROUND HIS HOME TRACK

After initially launching with five flavours, Geordie Bangers now sells around 30 different kinds of sausages.

Butcher set to arrive at market with a bang(er); food

He went on: "However, instead of this flood of bangers entering the market leading to a collapse in values, they have actually increased quite substantially.

Bangers and cash; Market for old cars surprisingly healthy, claim experts Glass's

Banger Walsh nis fighting the Sky Blues' corner from his back garden

Let's have a banging end to the season!

The London Banger would remain on shelves for at least the next year, said financial director Ian Bagnell, adding that Tulip was hopeful the sausage would not disappear altogether.

Tulip factory closure puts future of London Banger in jeopardy

The Porkinson Banger will continue to launch limited edition variants every six months in line with the growing premium adult sausage sector.

Porkinson Banger rebrands and launches new flavours

Still, Banger 601, Password 27 and Password 23 executed a perfect touchdown.

VAW-117 goes to Pakistan

Yes that clapped out old banger next door, not your lack of hanging space, could be what is preventing the sale.

The essentials: house sales

The Somerset man is known as Banger because he enjoys eating sausages.

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On the way to the Grand Canyon, Banger 1 was a flight of two.

Who are we?

If you have a head banger he will most likely outgrow this annoying but generally harmless behavior.

Head banging

One of those taking part in the Rotary Banger Rally, which sets off tomorrow at 7pm, is Barry Badham, president of the Rotary Club of Birmingham Barry, who will be in a 20-yearold Honda Civic, which until recently was sat in a farmyard, said: "From Birmingham to Venice in bangers worth no more than PS300, we will be driving in Top Gear style - or is it bottom gear - to raise over PS20,000 for local charities.