bangarang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole bangarang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæŋ.ə.ɹæŋ/

Noun

bangarang (countable and uncountable, plural bangarangs)

1. A commotion.
   • 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 665:

     —It funny how nobody come to check out what going on, specially with all the bangarang going on in here.

2. A disturbance or argument.
3. Rubbish; miscellaneous items.

Further reading

• OED (online) 2007