bäng

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani beng, bäng (“devil, satan”), from Romani beng (“devil”). Related to Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “speckled, deformed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Adjective

bäng (comparative mer bäng, superlative mest bäng)

1. (slang) crazy, stupid
2. (slang) high, gone (intoxicated, usually by a drug other than alcohol)

Declension

Inflection of bäng
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	bäng	mer bäng	mest bäng
Neuter singular	bängt	mer bängt	mest bängt
Plural	bänga	mer bänga	mest bänga
Masculine plural3	bänge	mer bänga	mest bänga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	bänge	mer bänge	mest bänge
All	bänga	mer bänga	mest bänga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Noun

bäng c

1. (slang, dated) the police

   Synonyms: Farbror Blå, snuten

Usage notes

Usually only in the definite form bängen.

Declension

Declension of bäng
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bäng	bängen	—	—
Genitive	bängs	bängens	—	—

References

• Gerd Carling (2005) “bäng”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 76
• Slangopedia