headbanger
headbanger · headbangers
One who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the musicOne who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the music.
» Ziri is a headbanger.
Meaning
7 sensesOne who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the music.
(broadly)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.
(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.
Examples
1 sentencesZiri is a headbanger.
Origin
From head + banger.From head + banger.
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