bäng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bang"

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 superlative1
common singular bäng mer bäng mest bäng
neuter singular bängt mer bängt mest bängt
plural bänga mer bänga mest bänga
masculine plural2 bänge mer bänga mest bänga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bänge mer bänge mest bänge
all bänga mer bänga mest bänga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bäng bängs
definite bängen bängens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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