Episode #018, 05.02.2012: bangarang

bangarang (from the urban dictionary):

1. interjection. Battle cry of the Lost Boys in the movie Hook.
   This is probably the most known meaning of the word, even though it is somehow fictitious. However, because of the movie, more people use it. Now it serves also as a name for a band and a series of parties. Originally, it meant:
2. noun. Jamaican slang defined as a hubbub, uproar, disorder, or disturbance.
   …which is exactly what the boys in Never Land do, when they go to war. Did you notice the word hubbub? It is defined as confused din (i.e. loud noise); disturbance, riot and: confused yelling of war-cry.
3. General exclamation meant to signify approval or amazement.
   This is another way the Lost Boys use the word. It can also be used instead of “cheers!” when raising glasses or as an adjective as in “You look bangarang!”

Bang is of course the sound of a blow, a gun going off. Bangarang, therefore, sounds very violent, sudden, which fits the meaning of the word.

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