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By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:12:27 +0000

@ Janice,

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the encouragement!

Take care,

Elaine

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:11:41 +0000

@ Helen: Here’s one answer for you:

Answer

Hello and welcome to a new week,
The term bangs, always used in the plural, is, as you know the fringe of hair usually cut squarely across the forehead. According to etymology scholar Robert Barnhart, the term is strictly American in origin (as you mention, the Brits call it fringe) first surfacing in 1878. It was believed influenced by the adverbial use of bang in the meaning of abruptly, as in hair cut bang off; some sources offer a relation to earlier bangtailed (1861) of a horse’s tail that has been cut horizontally across.
The best to you always, Carol P.

Source: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymology-Meaning-Words-1474/bangs-fringe.htm

By: Helen Hill

Helen Hill — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:38:38 +0000

Forgive the curiosity, but where does the word “bangs” come from with respect to hair and what we in the UK have always called a “fringe”? Why are they called bangs? I’ve often wondered and hope someone can enlighten me. Thanks.

Helen Hill
UK

By: janice

janice — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:21:55 +0000

Elaine,

I loved this post! I myself recently had THE worst haircut of my life (it was a lesson to me in changing hairdressers – stick with what you know!) It took me 13 weeks to get my bangs down close to my eyebrows! Remember Mo’s haircut on the Three Stooges? Yep! Anyway, sorry you were forced to let that blog go for the day – I’m sure we would have enjoyed! Congratulations on hitting 500! Keep ‘em coming!