English

Alternative forms

• banghy
• bhangy

Noun

bangy ‎(plural bangies)

1. (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
   • 1837, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 267:

     The men, to the number of 800, march in single file, and each man occupies a space of six feet, being obliged to carry a bangy containing his provisions, cooking pots, &c. besides his musket, which is tied to the bangy stick.

Etymology 2

bang +‎ -y

Adjective

bangy ‎(comparative bangier, superlative bangiest)

1. Characterized by a lot of banging sounds; clangy.
   • 2009 March 3, The New York Times, “Music in Review”, in New York Times:

     But her performance of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 in E (whose finale includes Baroque references, like a fugato) at times sounded bangy, although there were lovely moments in the Andante.